tondo

[ ton-doh; Italian tawn-daw ]

noun,plural ton·di

[ton-dee; Italian tawn-dee]. /ˈtɒn di; Italian ˈtɔn di/.

a round painting or relief.

Origin of tondo

First recorded in 1885–90; from Italian: “plate, circle, round painting,” noun use of the adjective: “round,” shortening of rotondo, from Latin rotundus “wheel-shaped, circular, round”

Words Nearby tondo

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How to use tondo in a sentence

This picture and the tondo of the same subject are by many critics ascribed to Botticelli.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools | Various
Following the fashion made popular by the Della Robbias, the artist chose for his composition the round picture, or tondo.
The Madonna in Art | Estelle M. Hurll
Thence they drew towards the Town of tondo, which is divided into Quarters.
The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands. | Bartholomew Leonardo de Argensola
The Comedy Company of tondo was about to give a play, and the audience was settling for its enjoyment.
An Eagle Flight | Jos Rizal
In most of the houses that the cars passed in the big native quarter of tondo, furniture was scanty.
The Critic in the Orient | George Hamlin Fitch

British Dictionary definitions for tondo

tondo

/ (ˈtɒndəʊ) /

nounplural -di (-diː)

a circular easel painting or relief carving

Origin of tondo

C19: from Italian: a circle, shortened from rotondo round

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