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 round hand
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 Round, a.
 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball. “The big, round tears.”
 Upon the firm opacous globe
 Of this round world.   --Milton.
 2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a musket is round.
 3. Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. “Their round haunches gored.”
 4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of numbers.
    Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than the fraction.   --Arbuthnot.
 5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a round price.
    Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.   --Shak.
    Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon.   --Tennyson.
 6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a round note.
 7. Phonetics Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 11.
 8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. “The round assertion.”
    Sir Toby, I must be round with you.   --Shak.
 9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their style. [Obs.]
    In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant.   --Peacham.
 10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to conduct.
    Round dealing is the honor of man's nature.   --Bacon.
 At a round rate, rapidly. --Dryden.
 In round numbers, approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels.
 Round bodies Geom., the sphere right cone, and right cylinder.
 Round clam Zool., the quahog.
 Round dance one which is danced by couples with a whirling or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc.
 Round game, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his own account.
 Round hand, a style of penmanship in which the letters are formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately distinct; -- distinguished from running hand.
 Round robin. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.] (a) A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest, etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first.  “No round robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the Porch.” --De Quincey. (b) Zool. The cigar fish.
 Round shot, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance.
 Round Table, the table about which sat King Arthur and his knights. See Knights of the Round Table, under Knight.
 Round tower, one of certain lofty circular stone towers, tapering from the base upward, and usually having a conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet.
 Round trot, one in which the horse throws out his feet roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison.
 Round turn Naut., one turn of a rope round a timber, a belaying pin, etc.
 To bring up with a round turn, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]
 Syn: -- Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular; orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.

 Run·ning a.
 1. Moving or advancing by running. Specifically, of a horse: (a) Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer. (b) trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
 2. Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running.
 3. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
 4. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation. “A running conquest.”
    What are art and science if not a running commentary on Nature?   --Hare.
 5. Bot. Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
 6. Med. Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
 Running block Mech., a block in an arrangement of pulleys which rises or sinks with the weight which is raised or lowered.
 Running board, a narrow platform extending along the side of a locomotive.
 Running bowsprit Naut. Same as Reefing bowsprit.
 Running days Com., the consecutive days occupied on a voyage under a charter party, including Sundays and not limited to the working days. --Simmonds.
 Running fire, a constant fire of musketry or cannon.
 Running gear, the wheels and axles of a vehicle, and their attachments, in distinction from the body; all the working parts of a locomotive or other machine, in distinction from the framework.
 Running hand, a style of rapid writing in which the letters are usually slanted and the words formed without lifting the pen; -- distinguished from round hand.
 Running part Naut., that part of a rope that is hauled upon, -- in distinction from the standing part.
 Running rigging Naut., that part of a ship's rigging or ropes which passes through blocks, etc.; -- in distinction from standing rigging.
 Running title Print., the title of a book or chapter continued from page to page on the upper margin.

 round hand
      n : a clearly written style of longhand with large round curves