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Definition of Orbed
1. a. Having the form of an orb; round.
Definition of Orbed
1. Adjective. Having the form of an orb; round; spherical. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Orbed
1. orb [v] - See also: orb
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orbed
Literary usage of Orbed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Nor these alone ; but all his legions show'd Most heedful, and before him held
a screen Of orbed shields, whilst in their hands his men Uplifting bare him ..."
2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"The old men are full-orbed, serene, "fixed in their everlasting seats." Now that
is surely a glorious thing. There they are, the Classics. ..."
3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"... of heaven the full-orbed moon came forth to sheathe the Matterhorn in silver.
In that refulgent light its ^^^^^^^^^^ icy edges looked like crystal _^^^^ ..."
4. Things Chinese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with China by James Dyer Ball (1893)
"... illumination over tho dark waters of the deep and murky river, and, overhead,
the full-orbed moon ..."
5. Progressive Men, Women, and Movements of the Past Twenty-Five Years by Benjamin Orange Flower (1914)
"WILLIAM T. STEAD: COSMOPOLITAN JOURNALIST A True Cosmopolitan—His Early Life and
Struggles—Editorial Career—Full-orbed Interest in Live Problems—Religious ..."
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