roundlet

American  

[round-lit] / ˈraʊnd lɪt /

noun

1. a small circle or circular object.

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roundlet British  

/ ˈraʊndlɪt /

noun

1. literary a small circle

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Etymology

Origin of roundlet

1350–1400; Middle English rondlet < Middle French rondelet; see roundelay

Example Sentences

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roundlet

Also we see the new ideas for the priest-cropped hair and the roundlet hat.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

We have arrived by now, quite naturally, at the roundlet.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

Then, after that, until the twenty-second year of the fifteenth century, when the roundlet was born—those are the dates.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

Three roundlets, two over one; if the single roundlet had been at the top, it would have been called one over two.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous

Upon the ground is his roundlet, a hat derived from the twisted chaperon of Richard II.’s day.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton