roundel
pronunciation
How to pronounce roundel in British English:
UK [ˈraʊndl]
How to pronounce roundel in American English:
US [ˈraʊndəl]
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- Noun:
- English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
- round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
- a charge in the shape of a circle; a hollow roundel
Word Origin
- roundel (n.)
- late 13c., "a circle," from Old French rondel "round dance; dance lyric; roundel," from rond "round" (see round (n.)).
Example
- 1. This is a roundel for transport for london .
- 2. Limestone roundel depicting the worship of a reliquary .
- 3. Think of the wwf panda , the london underground roundel or the rolling stones tongue .
- 4. No longer symbolic of just london , the underground roundel is a symbol of a nation on the go .