roundel

[ roun-dl ]

noun

something round or circular.
a small, round pane or window.

a decorative plate, panel, tablet, or the like, round in form.
Also rondel. Theater. a round piece of colored gelatin or glass placed over stage lights as a color medium to obtain lighting effects.
Armor.
- a metal disk that protects the armpit.
- a metal disk on a hafted weapon or a dagger to protect the hand.
Heraldry. a small circular charge.
Prosody.
- a rondel or rondeau.
- a modification of the rondeau, consisting of nine lines with two refrains.
a round dance.

Origin of roundel

1250–1300; Middle English roundele, rundel(le) <Old French rondel, derivative of rondround¹ (adj.)

Words Nearby roundel

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How to use roundel in a sentence

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Term applied to the well-known carving of the roundel common in the Ionic style.
History of Ancient Art | Franz von Reber
The second roundel seems, on the other hand, to belong to his later life, when he so often alluded to his corpulence.
Chaucer for Children | Mrs. H. R. Haweis
The lines vary from four to sixteen syllables, but are generally identical in length in the same roundel.
Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, etc, | Various
Only Tronda said she saw him flee forth of the window of the west roundel of the auld house, upon a dragon, as she averred.
The Pirate | Sir Walter Scott

The one certain example is the roundel included in the Parl.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) | Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for roundel

roundel

/ (ˈraʊndəl) /

noun

a form of rondeau consisting of three stanzas each of three lines with a refrain after the first and the third
a circular identifying mark in national colours on military aircraft

a small ornamental circular window, panel, medallion, plate, disc, etc
a round plate of armour used to protect the armpit
heraldry a charge in the shape of a circle
another word for roundelay (def. 1)

Origin of roundel

C13: from Old French rondel a little circle; see rondel

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