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GYRED
Verb
gyred
simple past tense and past participle of gyre
Anagrams
• gryde
Source: Wiktionary
GYRE
Gyre, n. Etym: [L. gyrus, Gr.
Definition: A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. Dryden. Still expanding and ascending gyres. Mrs. Browning.
Gyre, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate.]
Definition: To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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