circumvest

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• Circumvest — Cir cum*vest , v. t. [L. circumvestire; circum + vestire to clothe.] To cover round, as with a garment; to invest. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Circumvested with much prejudice. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Investment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Investment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 investment investment Sgm: N 1 covering covering &c. 223 Sgm: N 1 dress dress clothing raiment drapery costume attire guise toilet …   English dictionary for students

• lap — n 1. seat, knees. 2. security, secureness, safeness, comfort, protection, refuge. 3. responsibility, obligation, charge, job, task; bailiwick, turf, neighborhood, territory. v 1. wrap, wrap up, wind around, dress; fold up, case, enclothe, clothe; …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder