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ROUNDEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does roundel mean?
• ROUNDEL (noun)
The noun ROUNDEL has 3 senses:
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. (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle
Familiarity information: ROUNDEL used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("roundel" is a kind of...):
rondeau; rondel (a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("roundel" is a kind of...):
armor plate; armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; plate armour (specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire)
Holonyms ("roundel" is a part of...):
body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
a hollow roundel
Hypernyms ("roundel" is a kind of...):
armorial bearing; bearing; charge; heraldic bearing (heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield)
Domain category:
heraldry (emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms)
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