Noah Webster
Around
AROUND', preposition [a and round. See Round.]
1. About; on all sides; encircling; encompassing; as, a lambent flame around his brows.
2. In a looser sense, from place to place; at random.
AROUND', adverb
1. In a circle; on every side.
2. In a looser sense, at random; without any fixed direction; as, to travel around from town to town. [See Round.]