orbicle
English
Etymology
From Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis (“orb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔː(ɹ)bɪkəl/
Noun
orbicle (plural orbicles)
- (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
- Such wat'ry orbicles young boys do blow
- 1610, Giles Fletcher, Christ's Victorie and Triumph, in Heaven, in Earth, over and after Death
References
orbicle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Corbeil, bricole, corbeil