orby

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English

Etymology

From orb +‎ -y.

Adjective

orby (comparative more orby, superlative most orby)

  1. (obsolete) having characteristics of an orb
    • , Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. , London: Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, , new edition, volume (please specify the book number), London: Charles Knight and Co., , 1843, →OCLC:
      It smote Atrides orbie targe; but runne not through the brasse.
      When, now arraid The world was with the spring; and orbie houres Had gone the round againe, through herbs and flowers.
      The spelling has been modernized.
    • 1623, William Drummond of Hawthornden, Flowers of Sion:
      Their orbye christales moue
      More actiue than before,
      And entheate from aboue
      Their soueraigne prince laude, glorifie, adore.

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: or‧by

Noun

orby

  1. inflection of orba:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

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