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roundel

roun·del

UK/ˈɹaʊn.dəl/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third

2.

round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit

3.

a charge in the shape of a circle; a hollow roundel

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Origin

From Middle English roundel, rundel, rondel, from Old French rondel (“something round and flat”), a diminutive of rond (“round”). More at round.

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