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Roundel

Roundel Meaning & Definition
Roundel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Roundel?

[n] a charge in the shape of a circle; a hollow roundel
[n] round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
[n] English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third

Synonyms | Synonyms for Roundel: annulet

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See Also | armor plate | armor plating | armorial bearing | armour plate | bearing | body armor | body armour | cataphract | charge | coat of mail | heraldic bearing | plate armor | plate armour | rondeau | rondel | suit of armor | suit of armour

Roundel In Webster's Dictionary

\Roun"del\, n. [OF. rondel a roundelay, F. rondel, rondeau, a dim. fr. rond; for sense 2, cf. F. rondelle a round, a round shield. See {Round}, a., and cf. {Rondel}, {Rondelay}.] 1. (Mus.) A rondelay. ``Sung all the roundel lustily.'' --Chaucer. Come, now a roundel and a fairy song. --Shak. 2. Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle. The Spaniards, casting themselves into roundels, . . . made a flying march to Calais. --Bacon. Specifically: (a) A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. (b) (Her.) A circular spot; a sharge in the form of a small circle. (c) (Fort.) A bastion of a circular form.

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