glŏbŭlus, i, m. dim. [globus], a little ball, a globule (post-Aug. and very rare).
I Lit.: (chrysocollae) globulis sudore resolutis, Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.—
2 Esp.
α a lump of food, dumpling , Cato R. R. 79; Varr. L. L. 5, § 107 Müll.—
β Med. t. t., a pill , Scrib. 13 al.—
II Trop., of speech, a rounding : melliti verborum, Petr. 1.