n. & v.
n. 1 a globe surmounted by a cross esp. carried by a sovereign at a coronation. 2 a sphere; a globe. 3 poet. a heavenly body. 4 poet. an eyeball; an eye.
v. 1 tr. enclose in (an orb); encircle. 2 intr. form or gather into an orb.
[ L orbis ring ]