Roundlet

Roundlet
Roundlet Round"let, n. A little circle. --J. Gregory. [1913 Webster]

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  • roundlet — [round′lit] n. [ME roundelet < MFr rondelet: see ROUNDELAY] a small circle or circular thing …   English World dictionary

  • roundlet — /rownd lit/, n. a small circle or circular object. [1350 1400; ME rondlet < MF rondelet; see ROUNDELAY] * * * …   Universalium

  • roundlet — noun A small disk, circle or other round object Syn: rondel See Also: rondeau, rondelet, roundelay …   Wiktionary

  • Roundlet — 15th century term for male equivelant of padded roll. Part of the chaperon …   Medieval glossary

  • roundlet — round·let …   English syllables

  • roundlet — /ˈraʊndlət/ (say rowndluht) noun a small circle or circular object. {Middle English rondlet, from Old French rondelet, diminutive of rondel. See roundel} …  

  • roundlet — ˈrau̇ndlə̇t, rapid nl ; usu ə̇d.+V noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English roundelet, from Middle French rondelet more at roundelay 1. : a little circle or round object : disk …   Useful english dictionary

  • Guze — (g[=u]z), n. [Cf. {Gules}.] (Her.) A roundlet of tincture sanguine, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Roundelay — Round e*lay, n. [OF. rondelet, dim. of rondel. See {Roundel}, {Roundeau}, and cf. {Roundlet}, {Rundlet}.] 1. (Poetry) See {Rondeau}, and {Rondel}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) (a) A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rundlet — Rund let, n. [Dim. of OF. rondele a little tun, fr. rond round. See {Round}, and cf. {Roundlet}, {Runlet}.] A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds about 141/2 gallons. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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