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rondure

[ron-jer]
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noun
  1. a circle or sphere.
  2. a graceful curving or roundness.

Origin of rondure

1590–1600; < French rondeur, derivative of rond round1
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Related Words for rondure

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

Examples from the Web for rondure

Historical Examples of 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.

  • Her wide white lids downcast over her great eyes, her long lashes almost sweeping the rondure of her cheek, she looked a Madonna.

    Famous Authors (Men)

    E. F. (Edward Francis) Harkins

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

British Dictionary definitions for rondure

rondure

noun literary
  1. a circle or curve
  2. roundness or curvature

Word Origin for rondure

C17: from French rondeur, from rond round
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