"rondel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rondels [plural], rondelle [alternative], roundel [alternative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|roundel|rondel}} Middle English rondel, {{der|en|fro|rondel}} Old French rondel, {{der|en|la|rotundus|t=round, circular; spherical}} Latin rotundus (“round, circular; spherical”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rondel (plural rondels)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Armor, Weapons
    Sense id: en-rondel-en-noun-wAlFsPVG Disambiguation of Armor: 36 16 6 23 18 Disambiguation of Weapons: 36 8 2 42 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 10 1 5 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 12 4 9 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 46 7 2 5 7 2 4 18 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 5 2 3 5 2 3 23 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 64 14 3 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 21 3 9 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 56 11 5 11 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 62 11 4 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 52 20 4 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 20 3 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 63 15 2 7 12
  2. The verse form rondeau.
    Sense id: en-rondel-en-noun-yZq~PRar
  3. A rondelle, (small) circular object.
    Sense id: en-rondel-en-noun-m01sRaZp
  4. (historical) A long thin medieval dagger with a circular guard and a circular pommel (hence the name). Tags: historical Categories (topical): Weapons Translations (long thin medieval dagger): rondeldolk [common-gender] (Danish), dague à rouelles [feminine] (French), Scheibendolch [masculine] (German), daga a rondelle [feminine] (Italian), rondelis [masculine] (Lithuanian), sztylet tarczkowy [masculine] (Polish), daga rondel [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rondel-en-noun-jEzwRI8O Disambiguation of Weapons: 36 8 2 42 12 Disambiguation of 'long thin medieval dagger': 1 1 1 96 1
  5. (historical) A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-rondel-en-noun-TxFVb4JY Disambiguation of Weapons: 36 8 2 42 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roundel Related terms: rondelet, rondo, roundelay, roundlet

Inflected forms

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