orbed
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The pair seemed lovers, yet absorbed In mental scenes no longer orbed By love’s young rays.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2013
While twilight still lingered in the west, gently fading into darkness, the moon rose in full orbed splendour.
From Gleanings by the Way by John A. Clark
"A golden axle did the work uphold, Gold was the beam, the wheels were orbed with gold: The spokes in rows of silver pleased the sight, The seat with parti-coloured gems was bright."
From Heathen Mythology by Various
A man of splendid abilities and polished manners, dressed and deporting himself like a gentleman, as he was, he shone among the lesser lights which orbed about him, a star of the first magnitude.
From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by William Henry Sparks
The west dispread its fiery golden bloom wider every moment as the swelling scarlet disc wheeled lower, burning with orbed flame a hollow path through the kindled haze.
From Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow
