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celestial globe

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celestial globe
n.
A model of the celestial sphere showing the positions of the stars and other celestial bodies.
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Noun1.celestial globe - a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens
armilla, armillary sphere - a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars
globe - a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented


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Edwin Drood is waiting in Miss Twinkleton's own parlour: a dainty room, with nothing more directly scholastic in it than a terrestrial and a celestial globe.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
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