Middle English Dictionary Entry
globe n.
Entry Info
Forms | globe n. |
Etymology | L globus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. globbe n., which should perhaps be regarded as the same word.
1.
A sphere, globe.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)323/16 : As he [St.Martin] was at mes, a byrnyng globe aperid abown his head.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. globe.