Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page.12, 9.-Hence, a country, region, territory: “ Eoo dives ab orbe redit,” the East, Ov. 7, 224.-Also, simply orbis (so mostly poet.): “ hic, ubi nunc Roma est orbis caput, arbor et herbae,” Ov. 30, 66: “ cunctus ob Italiam terrarum clauditur orbis?” Verg. 2, 13, 33: “ ager Campanus orbis terrae pulcherrimus,” id. 5, 56: terrarum or terrae, the circle or orb of the earth, the world (since the ancients regarded the earth as a circular plane or disk): “ permittitur infinita potestas orbis terrarum,” Cic. 1, 85: “ renatus,” the new-born day, Sil. 7, 530.-Of the circle of the world, the world, the universe: “ Juppiter arce suā totum cum spectet in orbem,” Ov. 1, 459.-Of the moon's disk or orb: “ quater junctis implevit cornibus orbem Luna, quater plenum tenuata retexuit orbem,” Ov. 12, 670.-Of the sun's disk or orb: “ lucidus orbis,” Verg. 1, 8, 16: “ ardentes oculorum orbes ad moenia torsit,” Verg. 14, 200.-Of the eye itself: “ gemino lumen ab orbe venit,” Ov. 2, 3, 56.-Of the socket of the eye: “ inanem luminis orbem,” Ov. 3, 361.-Hence, the wheel of fortune, Tib. 8, 16, 19, § 52.-Of the wheel itself: “ undaque jam tergo ferratos sustinet orbes,” Verg. 18.-Of the hoop or tire of a wheel: “ rotarum orbes circumacti,” Plin. 22.-Of the wooden disk placed over olives in pressing them, Cato, R. 4, 1, 44.-Of the millstones of an oil-mill, Cato, R. 11, 175.-Of a scale, one side of a balance, Tib. 89.-Of a mosaic pavement of rounded pieces of marble, Juv. 9, 18, 5.-Of a shield: “ illa ( hasta) per orbem Aere cavum triplici. 4, 1, 44.-Of a mirror: “ addidit et nitidum sacratis crinibus orbem,” Mart. 590.-Of the scale of a balance: “ instabilis natat alterno depressior orbe,” Tib. 1, 137.-Of a quoit or discus: “ ictus ab orbe,” Ov. 11, 122.-Also, simply orbes, a round table, Mart. 2, 204.-Of a circular surface or disk: “ orbis mensae,” a round table-top, Ov. 6, 15, 15.-Of a serpent, the windings, coils: “ immensis orbibus angues Incumbunt pelago,” Verg. 6, 16, 16.-Of the orbit of a heavenly body: “ sidera circulos suos orbesque conficiunt,” Cic. 2, 20, 52: “ lacteus,” the Milky Way, id. 28, 33, 15: stella ( φαέθων) eundem duodecim signorum orbem annis duodecim conficit, the zodiac, Cic. 28, 22, 15: “ in orbem sese stantibus equis defendere,” id. 4, 37: “ orbem volventes suos increpans,” Liv. 5, 33: “ cum illi, orbe facto, se defenderent,” id. 9, 35, 56, § 113.-Of a circle formed by men: “ ut in orbem consisterent,” place themselves in a circle, form a circle, Caes. 12, 468.-Of a ring: “ et digitum justo commodus orbe teras,” fit exactly, Ov. 2, 715: “ certumque equitavit in orbem,” id.

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