orbicle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis (“orb”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

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