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English Dictionary: gyre	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gyre n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) Synonym(s): coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gyre \Gyre\, n. [L. gyrus, Gr. [?], cf. [?] round.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gyre \Gyre\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See {Gyrate}.] To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. Drayton.