rondel
Americannoun
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Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
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Theater. roundel.
noun
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a rondeau consisting of three stanzas of 13 or 14 lines with a two-line refrain appearing twice or three times
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a figure in Scottish country dancing by means of which couples change position in the set
Etymology
Origin of rondel
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French rondel, diminutive of rond round 1
Vocabulary lists containing rondel
Example Sentences
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As the Armorer gifts him with a new chest-plate, she says, “You will grow into this rondel as you grow into your station.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
The beam moved to the first black disk, a rondel of engineered carbon now more than a decade old.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2019
The moon-and-falcon rondel over Ser Vardis's right arm was sheared clean in half, hanging by its strap.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Chief among these are the difficult but exquisite rondel, "Now welcom Somer with thy sonne softe," which closes the "Parliament of Fowls," and the ballad, "Flee fro the prees," which has been already quoted.
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by Long, William Joseph
These were the peculiar delights in the poetic habits of Chaucer, who was an early riser, and often mused on many a rondel in gardens, and meads, and woods, at earliest dawn.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
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