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

References

orbicle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Corbeil, bricole, corbeil

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