1. circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person.
2. (of clothing) cut circularly at the bottom; having no tails, train, or the like.
1. a short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, esp. in the 19th century.
2. Brit.a merry-go-round.
3. a circuitous or indirect road, method, etc.
4. Chiefly Brit.See traffic circle.
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