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G / glŏbŭlus
noun

glŏbŭlus

gen. glŏbŭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
a little ball; a globule
a little ball, a globule (post-Aug. and very rare).
Lit.: (chrysocollae) globulis sudore resolutis, Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.—
especially
a lump; dumpling
a lump of food, dumpling, Cato, R. R. 79; Varr. L. L. 5, § 107 Müll.—
a pill
Med. t. t., a pill, Scrib. 13 al.—
a rounding figuratively •
Trop., of speech, a rounding: melliti verborum, Petr. 1.
Perseus ID: n19661 Key: globulus