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.
Etymology: L orbis ring