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wear round

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Verb1.wear round - turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"
tack
navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
sail - travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"


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As he did so the narrow black velvet band which she seems always to wear round her throat, buckled with an old diamond buckle which her lover had given her, was dragged a little up, and showed a red mark on her throat.
Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context
"No more, my dear -- we've run aground here, and we may as well wear round and put back again," said old Mazey.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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