glŏbŭlus
i, m.
I.
a little ball, a globule (post-Aug. and very rare).
I.
Lit.: (chrysocollae) globulis sudore resolutis, Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.—
2.
Esp.
(a).
a lump of food, dumpling, Cato, R. R. 79; Varr. L. L. 5, § 107 Müll.—
(b).
Med. t. t., a pill, Scrib. 13 al.—
II.
Trop., of speech, a rounding: melliti verborum, Petr. 1.