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Roundhead

[ round-hed ]
/ ˈraʊndˌhɛd /

noun English History.

a member or adherent of the Parliamentarians or Puritan party during the civil wars of the 17th century (so called in derision by the Cavaliers because they wore their hair cut short).

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Origin of Roundhead

First recorded in 1635–45; round1 + head

Words nearby Roundhead

round-faced, round figures, round file, round foramen, round hand, Roundhead, roundheaded, roundheels, round herring, roundhouse, rounding
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British Dictionary definitions for Roundhead

Roundhead
/ (ˈraʊndˌhɛd) /

noun

English history a supporter of Parliament against Charles I during the Civil WarCompare Cavalier

Word Origin for Roundhead

referring to their short-cut hair
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