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περιτορνεύω

περιτορνεύω, turn as in a lathe

περιτορνεύω,
  • turn as in a lathe, περὶ . . τὸν ἐγκέφαλον . . σφαῖραν περιετόρνευσεν ὀστεΐνην he framed a globe round it, Pl. Ti. 73e; θνητὸν σῶμα [τῇ ψυχῇ] π. ib. 69c: metaph. in Pass., to be well-turned, of style, D.H. Dem. 21.

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