roundel

[ roun-dl ]

/ ˈraʊn 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

round character, round clam, round dance, round down, rounded, roundel, roundelay, rounder, rounders, round-eye, round-faced

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Example sentences from the Web for roundel

This is the "roundel" sung by the birds "to do Nature honour and plesaunce."
English Verse|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.
He had, however, brought with him a few loaves and a roundel of wine, which he had received at a certain monastery.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages|Edward Lewes Cutts
Term applied to the well-known carving of the roundel common in the Ionic style.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
The one certain example is the Roundel included in the Parl.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

John of Eltham, 1334, has a roundel on the elbow, with articulated plates beneath.
Armour in England|J. Starkie Gardner

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)

Word Origin for roundel

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

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单词	roundel
释义	roundel [ roun-dl ] / ˈraʊn 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 round character, round clam, round dance, round down, rounded, roundel, roundelay, rounder, rounders, round-eye, round-faced Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for roundel This is the "roundel" sung by the birds "to do Nature honour and plesaunce." English Verse\|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D. He had, however, brought with him a few loaves and a roundel of wine, which he had received at a certain monastery. Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages\|Edward Lewes Cutts Term applied to the well-known carving of the roundel common in the Ionic style. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber The one certain example is the Roundel included in the Parl. Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)\|Geoffrey Chaucer John of Eltham, 1334, has a roundel on the elbow, with articulated plates beneath. Armour in England\|J. Starkie Gardner 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) Word Origin for roundel C13: from Old French rondel a little circle; see rondel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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