Emily Dickinson Lexicon

ball (-s), n. [ME] (webplay: astronomy, atmosphere, borne, burn, dance, dancing, earth, earth filled, eye, feet, fire, foot, hair, hand, hold, houses, invitation, leap, light, play, serve, snow, throw, toss).

1. Earth; planet; globe; world.
2. Sun; solar globe on the horizon at sunset.
3. Tutu; dance costume; ball gown; ballet dress; full circular dancing skirt; [word play with ballet] cotillion; choreography; ballet corp; party with dancing.
4. Eye; orb.
5. Round toy; spherical object for play.
6. Round wrapped mass; solid spherical bundle of spun threads.
7. Nugget; lump of precious metal.
8. Bullet; shot; lead missile projected from a cannon.
9. Bit; speck; mote; molecule; particle; [fig.] sun ray; sunset color.