rondel en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English rondel, from Old French rondel, a diminutive of ronde, the feminine of ront, reont (“round (in shape)”), from Latin rotundus (“round, circular; spherical”), related to rota (“wheel”).
Meanings
- A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two.
- The verse form rondeau.
- A rondelle, (small) circular object.
- (historical) A long thin medieval dagger with a circular guard and a circular pommel (hence the name).
- (historical) A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| roundel | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rondels | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| rondelle | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
roundelay · roundlet · rondelet · rondo · rondle
Synonyms
Translations (7)
da rondeldolk (long thin medieval dagger) · fr dague à rouelles (long thin medieval dagger) · lt rondelis (long thin medieval dagger) · pl sztylet tarczkowy (long thin medieval dagger) · it daga a rondelle (long thin medieval dagger) · de Scheibendolch (long thin medieval dagger) · es daga rondel (long thin medieval dagger)