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noun
1.
something round or circular.
2.
a small, round pane or window.
3.
a decorative plate, panel, tablet, or the like, round in form.
4.
Also, rondel. Theater. a round piece of colored gelatin or glass placed over stage lights as a color medium to obtain lighting effects.
5.
EXPANDArmor.
a.
a metal disk that protects the armpit.
b.
a metal disk on a hafted weapon or a dagger to protect the hand.
6.
Heraldry. a small circular charge.
7.
Prosody.
a.
a rondel or rondeau.
b.
a modification of the rondeau, consisting of nine lines with two refrains.
8.
COLLAPSEa round dance.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English roundele, rundel(le) < Old French rondel, derivative of rond round1 (adj.)
1250–1300; Middle English roundele, rundel(le) < Old French rondel, derivative of rond round1 (adj.)
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Roundel
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| roundel (ˈraʊndəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a form of rondeau consisting of three stanzas each of three lines with a refrain after the first and the third |
| 2. | a circular identifying mark in national colours on military aircraft |
| 3. | a small ornamental circular window, panel, medallion, plate, disc, etc |
| 4. | a round plate of armour used to protect the armpit |
| 5. | heraldry a charge in the shape of a circle |
| 6. | another word for roundelay |
| [C13: from Old French rondel a little circle; see | |
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