rondelle

[ ron-del ]

/ rɒnˈdɛl /

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noun

a small disk of glass used as an ornament in a stained-glass window.

Jewelry. a flat bead, often of rock crystal or onyx, used in a necklace as a spacer between contrasting stones.

Nearby words

rondavel, ronde, rondeau, rondel, rondelet, rondelle, rondo, rondure, rondônia, rone, roneo

Origin of rondelle

From French, dating back to 1830–40; see origin at rondel

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Examples from the Web for rondelle

Rondelle, ron-del′, n. anything round: one of the successive crusts formed on molten metal when cooling, a rosette.
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