3. Circuit; space; inclosure. [R.] The narrow circus of my dungeon wall. Byron.
CIRL BUNTING
Cirl" bun`ting. Etym: [Cf. It. cirlo.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A European bunting (Emberiza cirlus).
CIRQUE
Cirque, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. circus.]
1. A circle; a circus; a circular erection or arrangement of objects. A dismal cirque Of Druid stones upon a forlorn moor. Keats.
2. A kind of circular valley in the side of a mountain, walled around by precipices of great height.
CIRRATE
Cir"rate, a. Etym: [L. cirratus having ringlets, fr. cirrus a curl.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: Having cirri along the margin of a part or organ.
CIRRHIFEROUS
Cir*rhif"er*ous, a.
Defn: See Cirriferous.