Noah Webster
Roundabout
ROUND'ABOUT, adjective [round and about.]
1. Indirect; going round; loose.
Paraphrase is a roundabout way of translating.
2. Ample; extensive; as roundabout sense.
3. Encircling; encompassing.
[In any sense, this word is inelegant.]
ROUND'ABOUT, noun A large strait coat.