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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Globe
GLOBE, n. [L. globus; Eng. clew. See Clew.]
1. A round or spherical solid body; a ball; a sphere; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center.
2. The earth; the terraqueous ball; so called, though not perfectly spherical.
3. An artificial sphere of metal, paper or other matter, on whose convex surface is drawn a map or representation of the earth or of the heavens. That on which the several oceans, seas, continents, isles and countries of the earth are represented, is called a terrestrial globe. That which exhibits a delineation of the constellations in the heavens, is called a celestial globe.
4. A body of soldiers formed into a circle.
GLOBE, v.t. To gather round or into a circle.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Globe," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 5, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DCV2YPLD4AVLRXX.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Globe." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 5 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DCV2YPLD4AVLRXX.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Globe' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 5 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DCV2YPLD4AVLRXX.
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