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rondure

[ ron-jer ]
/ ˈrɒn dʒər /
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noun

a circle or sphere.
a graceful curving or roundness.

RELATED WORDS

sphere, planet, circle, orb, trajectory, arc, arch, contour, loop, world, map, ball, eye, round, lamp, ring, globe, pill, globule, earth

Nearby words

rondeau, rondel, rondelet, rondelle, rondo, rondure, rondônia, rone, roneo, rongeur, ronggeng

Origin of rondure

1590–1600; < French rondeur, derivative of rond round1
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Examples from the Web for rondure

  • I could see no line the run of which gave me warrant that it was comprised in the rondure of a ship.

    Old Junk|H. M. Tomlinson

  • "Rondure" is common; "rampire" is in Dryden even; "to port" and "ported," and, of course, "natheless" are accepted.

    The Life of Francis Thompson|Everard Meynell

  • Her rondure floats against the distant cohorts of the constellations.

    The Masque of the Elements|Herman Scheffauer

British Dictionary definitions for rondure

rondure

/ (ˈrɒndjʊə) /

noun literary

a circle or curve
roundness or curvature

Word Origin for rondure

C17: from French rondeur, from rond round
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