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Orl vs Orb - What's the difference?

orl | orb |

As nouns the difference between orl and orb

is that orl is an alder tree while orb is a spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.

As an adverb orl

is eye dialect of lang=en.

As a verb orb is

to form into an orb or circle.

As an initialism ORB is

initialism of Object Request Broker|lang=en.

orl

English

Etymology 1

was a phonetic addition in (etyl)); compare the (etyl) oryelle, as well as the (etyl) erila, the (etyl) erle, and the Modern (etyl) Erle.

Noun

(en noun)
  • An (l) tree.
  • (obsolete, rare, elliptically) (l)
    • Derived terms
    * (l) (angling)

    References

    * “ Orl]” listed on page 205 of volume VII (O–P) of '' [1st ed., 1909]
    Orl,''' dial. form of ''olr'', ''alr'', Alder, the tree. [¶] [''c'' '''1440''', see Oryelle.] '''1747''' R. Bowlker ''Art of Angling'' 27 This Hedge ought to be made chiefly of Orls. '''1804''' Duncumb ''Hist. Hereford'' I. ''Gloss.'' (E. D. S.), ''Orl'', the wood alder. [¶] Hence '''Orl-fly''', ellipt. '''Orl''', the alder-fly, ''Sialis lutarius'', used by anglers. [¶     '''1747''' R. Bowlker ''Art of Angling'' 69 The Orle Fly..is the best Fly to Fish with after the May Flyes are gone. '''1787''' Best ''Angling'' (ed. 2) 115 The Orl fly comes on the latter end of May and continues on till the latter end of June. '''1875 W. Houghton ''Brit. Insects'' 64 The well-known orl or Alder-fly (''Sialis lutarius ). * “ orl” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) * “ orl, n.''” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, September 2004)

    Etymology 2

    .

    Adverb

    (-)
    • That’s orl right.

    orb

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) orbe, from (etyl) . Compare orbit .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
    • In the small orb of one particular tear. --
    Whether the prime orb, Incredible how swift, had thither rolled. --
  • One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions
  • A circle; especially, a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit
    • The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs. --Bacon
    You seem to me as Dian in her orb. --
    In orbs Of circuit inexpressible they stood, Orb within orb. --
  • (rare) A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.
    • (John Milton)
  • (poetic) The eye, as luminous and spherical
    • A drop serene hath quenched their orbs. --
  • (poetic) A revolving circular body; a wheel
    • The orbs Of his fierce chariot rolled. --
  • (rare) A sphere of action.
    • (William Wordsworth)
    But in our orbs we'll live so round and safe. --
  • A globus cruciger
  • A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography
  • (military) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (poetic) to form into an orb or circle
    • (Lowell)
    (Milton)
  • (poetic) to encircle; to surround; to enclose
  • * Addison
    • The wheels were orbed with gold.
  • (poetic) to become round like an orb

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (architecture) A blank window or panel.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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