orbicle

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English

Etymology

From Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis (orb).

Pronunciation

Noun

orbicle (plural orbicles)

  1. (obsolete) A small orb or sphere.
    • 1610, Giles Fletcher, Christ's Victorie and Triumph, in Heaven, in Earth, over and after Death:
      Such wat'ry orbicles young boys do blow
      Out from their sopy shells

References

orbicle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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