Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GLOBE, n. [L. globus; Fr. globe; Sp. and It. globo; Sax. cleow, cliwe or cliaw; Eng. clew. See Clew. Russ. klub, a ball.]

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. Locke.
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. Milton.