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Definition of Roundhead in English: Roundheadnounˈraʊndhɛdˈraʊndˌhɛd historical A member or supporter of the Parliamentary party in the English Civil War. Example sentencesExamples - Religion and geopolitics gave the nation a context, an idea that the rebels' vigilance matched that of Corsican freedom fighters, English Roundheads, or even Mosaic Hebrews.
- It's a 14th Century Norman castle, which gained fame as the last Irish stronghold to submit to Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads.
- Inevitably a student will want to know how Jefferson could defend revolution in the Declaration; how did he succeed where the Roundheads had failed?
- The film, though set during the English Civil War, ignores conflicts between Cavaliers and Roundheads to dwell on the seedy lawlessness sown by the war.
- After changing hands at least half a dozen times during the English Civil War, Scarborough Castle has once again found the Roundheads at the gates.
Origin So named because of the short-cropped hairstyle of the Puritans, who formed an important element in the party. Definition of Roundhead in US English: Roundheadnounˈroundˌhedˈraʊndˌhɛd historical A member or supporter of the Parliamentary party in the English Civil War. Example sentencesExamples - The film, though set during the English Civil War, ignores conflicts between Cavaliers and Roundheads to dwell on the seedy lawlessness sown by the war.
- After changing hands at least half a dozen times during the English Civil War, Scarborough Castle has once again found the Roundheads at the gates.
- Religion and geopolitics gave the nation a context, an idea that the rebels' vigilance matched that of Corsican freedom fighters, English Roundheads, or even Mosaic Hebrews.
- Inevitably a student will want to know how Jefferson could defend revolution in the Declaration; how did he succeed where the Roundheads had failed?
- It's a 14th Century Norman castle, which gained fame as the last Irish stronghold to submit to Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads.
Origin So named because of the short-cropped hairstyle of the Puritans, who formed an important element in the party. |