Globe

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To gather or form into a globe.

II. Globe ·noun The earth; the terraqueous ball;

— usually preceded by the definite article.

III. Globe ·noun Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp.

IV. Globe ·noun A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere.

V. Globe ·noun A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle;

— a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square.

VI. Globe ·noun A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe;

— called also artificial globe.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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