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▪ I. ‖ ronde|rɒnd|
[a. F. ronde, fem. of rond round a.]
1. Typog. A form of type imitating handwriting. Also attrib.
1838Timperley Printers' Man. 63 Ronde Type, in imitation of secretary, has been very lately introduced to the notice of the profession. 1846Wood & Sharwoods' Spec. Bk. Type, Great Primer Ronde. 1888Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 115 Ronde, a fancy character of type somewhat similar to a script.
2. A round dance; a dance in which the participants move in a circle or ring.
[1931G. L. Nute Voyageur 41 The call for la ronde was issued. This dance was another customary part of the journey, and it was entered into heartily despite the moralizing tone of the verses.] 1950Marcel-Dubois & Andral Dances of France I. 21 In the Bourbonnais a peasant wedding is the great occasion for traditional Rondes, ring dances, by all the guests after the banquet. One such Ronde is..round a fire. 1974Islander (Victoria, B.C.) 30 June 16/3 Wives and daughters of the traders joined in, and Warre partook of a Canadian ronde, a dance in which, he wrote, ‘your admiration of your partner is expressed by kissing her openly as often as she will permit’. 1977Early Music July 431/3 There are no descriptions of dances specifically called ‘Ronde’. The name implies a round dance and rhythmically they fit either a Branle..or an Almaine.
3. A round or course of talk, activity, etc.; a treadmill. Cf. round n.1 13 c.
1957Economist 19 Oct. 196/1 The subject has been completely submerged in the economic discussions which dominate the current ronde. 1977Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Apr. 401/4 Heinz already represented the first step away from what was ultimately unbearable about the homosexual ronde.
▪ II. ronde
obs. form of round. |