roundel
English
Etymology
From Middle English roundel, rundel, rondel, from Old French rondel (“something round and flat”), a diminutive of rond (“round”). More at round.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊn.dəl/
Noun
roundel (plural roundels)
- Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
- (music) A roundelay or rondelay.
- A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 26:
- (heraldry) A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.
- (aviation) a circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service.
- A bastion of a circular form.
Translations
anything having a round form
music: a roundelay or rondelay
a small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter
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heraldry: a circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle
aviation: a circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service
a bastion of a circular form
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