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Definition of Roundel
1. Noun. English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third.
2. Noun. Round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit.
Group relationships: Body Armor, Body Armour, Cataphract, Coat Of Mail, Suit Of Armor, Suit Of Armour
3. Noun. (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle. "A hollow roundel"
Generic synonyms: Armorial Bearing, Bearing, Charge, Heraldic Bearing
Category relationships: Heraldry
Definition of Roundel
1. n. A rondelay.
Definition of Roundel
1. Noun. Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle. ¹
2. Noun. (music) A roundelay or rondelay. ¹
3. Noun. A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. ¹
4. Noun. (heraldiccharge) A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle. ¹
5. Noun. (aviation) a circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service. ¹
6. Noun. A bastion of a circular form. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Roundel
1. a round figure or object [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roundel
Literary usage of Roundel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Orthometry: A Treatise on the Art of Versification and the Technicalities of by Robert Frederick Brewer (1893)
"THE roundel. WE Henley. The roundel is a variation of the rondeau, consisting of
three stanzas of three lines each, linked together with but two rhymes, ..."
2. English Poetry (1170-1892). by John Matthews Manley (1907)
"... man that is I. aoo THE roundel A roundel is wrought as a ring or a starbright
sphere, With craft of delight and with cunning of sound unsought, ..."
3. Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, &c. by Gleeson White (1887)
"THE roundel. A roundel is wrought as a ring or a starbright sphere, With craft
of delight and with cunning of sound unsought, That the heart of the hearer ..."
4. Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, & C. by Gleeson White (1888)
"THE roundel. A roundel is wrought as a ring or a starbright sphere, With craft
of delight and with cunning of sound unsought, That the heart of the hearer ..."
5. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by James Francis Augustine Pyre, Karl Young (1910)
"THE roundel (1883) A roundel is wrought as a ring or a star- bright sphere, With
craft of delight and with cunning of sound unsought, That the heart of the ..."
6. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by John William Cunliffe, Karl Young (1915)
"THE roundel (1883) A roundel is wrought as a ring or a star- bright sphere, With
craft of delight and with cunning of sound unsought, That the heart of the ..."
7. A Whimsey Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1906)
"THE roundel Austin Dobson. A roundel is wrought as a ring or a star- J-\ bright
sphere. With craft of delight and with cunning of sound unsought, ..."
8. A Whimsey Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1906)
"THE roundel Austin Dobson. A roundel is wrought as a ring or a star- f-\ bright
sphere. With craft of delight and with cunning of sound unsought, ..."
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