2. Roundness; plumpness. [R.]
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High-kirtled for the chase, and what was shown Of maiden rondure, like the rose half-blown. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
rondure — [rän′jər, rän′dyoor] n. [Fr rondeur < rond,ROUND1] Rare a circle or sphere; roundness … English World dictionary
rondure — ˈränjə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: modification (influenced by ure) of French rondeur roundness, from Middle French, from rond round + eur or more at ronde 1 … Useful english dictionary
rondure — noun Etymology: French rondeur roundness, from Middle French, from rond round, from Old French reont, reund more at round Date: circa 1600 1. round 1a 2. gracefully rounded curvature … New Collegiate Dictionary
rondure — /ron jeuhr/, n. 1. a circle or sphere. 2. a graceful curving or roundness. [1590 1600; < F rondeur, deriv. of rond ROUND1] * * * … Universalium
rondure — noun a) a graceful round object, or a graceful curvature b) a ring or sphere … Wiktionary
rondure — ron·dure … English syllables
Roundure — Roun dure (?; 135), n. [Cf. {Rondure}.] Roundness; a round or circle. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sonnet 21 — sonnet|21 So is it not with me as with that Muse, Stirred by a painted beauty to his verse, Who heaven itself for ornament doth use And every fair with his fair doth rehearse, Making a couplement of proud compare With sun and moon, with earth and … Wikipedia
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