mound1
n.
- a raised mass of earth or other compacted material, especially one created for defence or burial.
▸Baseball a slight elevation from which the pitcher delivers the ball.
- a small hill.
- a large pile or quantity of something.
v.
- heap up into a mound.
- archaic enclose or fortify with an embankment.
Etymology
C16 (in the sense ‘boundary hedge or fence’): of obscure origin.
mound2
n.
archaic a golden globe surmounted by a cross, used as part of royal regalia; an orb.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. monde, from L. mundus ‘world’.