rondelle
Americannoun
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a small disk of glass used as an ornament in a stained-glass window.
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Jewelry. a flat bead, often of rock crystal or onyx, used in a necklace as a spacer between contrasting stones.
Etymology
Origin of rondelle
From French, dating back to 1830–40; see origin at rondel
Example Sentences
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Sometimes a breastplate glitters bright, A morion speeds its flashes wroth, A rondelle from a hand of might Drops heavily upon the cloth.
From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Lee, Agnes
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