SPHERY

Etymology

Adjective

sphery (comparative more sphery, superlative most sphery)

(archaic) round; spherical; starlike

(archaic) Of or relating to the celestial spheres.

Anagrams

• hypers, sypher

Source: Wiktionary


Spher"y, a.

1. Round; spherical; starlike. [R.] "Hermia's sphery eyne." Shak.

2. Of or pertaining to the spheres. [R.] She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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