Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Encircle \En*cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encircled}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Encircling}.] [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF.
   encercler.]
   To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring;
   to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army
   encircled the city.

         Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell.

   Syn: To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.

Source : WordNet®

encircled
     adj 1: confined on all sides; "a camp surrounded by enemies"; "the
            encircled pioneers" [syn: {surrounded}]
     2: enclosed within a circle; "the encircled camp was complete
        cut off"
     3: adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as
        combining forms; "a brow encircled with laurel"; "wreathed
        in an extraordinary luminescence"; "ringed round with
        daisies"; "smoke-wreathed" [syn: {ringed}, {wreathed}]