† orbicaladj.
Obsolete. rare.
Circular; having the form of an orb; = orbic adj.
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roundc1300
rotund?a1425
orbicular?1440
rotounda1450
trendec1450
orbical1582
roundya1586
rundled1598
orby?1609
orbic1619
rotundal1624
roundwise1633
orbiculatea1650
orbiculated1656
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 62 Thee moone three seasons her passadge orbical eended [L. tertia iam lunae se cornua lumine complent] Sence I heere..dyd harboure.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 366/1 Any Cilindrick or Orbicall body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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