"Roundhead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Roundheads [plural]
Etymology: From round + head, from their short-cropped hairstyle. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|round|head}} round + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} Roundhead (plural Roundheads)
  1. (informal, historical) A supporter of parliament during the English Civil War. Wikipedia link: Roundhead Tags: historical, informal Categories (topical): History of the United Kingdom Synonyms: Parliamentarian Translations (English Civil War: nickname): keropää (Finnish), Maolcheann [masculine] (Irish), testa rotonda [feminine] (Italian), teste rotonde [feminine, plural] (Italian), राउंडहेड (rāuṇḍheḍ) (Marathi), Pengryniad [masculine] (Welsh)

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