The box held a beautiful diamond ring encircled with deep, ruby baguettes.
The fire leaped into life; the flames encircled me so that in a moment my clothes were blazing.
This part of the sea is almost encircled by steep cliffs.
Her arms encircled his neck, and her lips met his eagerly.
The staff of Armenian bishops is reminiscent of that of the West, from which it is apparently derived; that of the vartapeds is encircled at the upper end by one or two snakes.
