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To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when
not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing. |
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To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils. |
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To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil;
to wind; -- often with about or around. |
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A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or
other like thing, is wound. |
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Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity. |
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A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam
heating apparatus. |
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A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion. |
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