roundel
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roundel
- /ˈɹaʊn.dəl/
Where it comes from
From Middle English roundel, rundel, rondel, from Old French rondel (“something round and flat”), a diminutive of rond (“round”). More at round.
noun roundels · roundle
- Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle. the London Underground roundel
- A roundelay or rondelay. Come, now a roundel and a fairy song ... Fairies sing.
- A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The roundel or rondache derived its name from its circular figure, it was made of oziers boards of light wood, sinews or ropes, covered with leather, plates of metal, or stuck full of nails in concentric circles or other figures.
- A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.
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A circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service.
Similar: cockade
- A bastion of a circular form.
- An umbrella. […] a Roundel-boy; whose business, is, to walk by his master, and defend him with his Roundel or Umbrella from the heat of the sun.
Translations
Talk about this word "roundel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roundel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. roundel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roundel "roundel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roundel.Cite this
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title = {roundel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
