■ noun a spherical object or shape.
↘a golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the regalia of a monarch.
↘ literary a celestial body.
↘ literary an eye.
Origin
ME: from L. ~is 'ring'.
■ noun a spherical object or shape.
↘a golden globe surmounted by a cross, forming part of the regalia of a monarch.
↘ literary a celestial body.
↘ literary an eye.
Origin
ME: from L. ~is 'ring'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004