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Compasses vs Compassed - What's the difference?

compasses | compassed |

As adjectives the difference between compasses and compassed

is that compasses is while compassed is (obsolete) rounded; arched.

As a verb compassed is

(compass).

compasses

English

Noun

(head)
    • ----

    compassed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (compass)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) rounded; arched
  • * Shakespeare
    • She came into the compassed window.
    (Webster 1913)