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ROUNDEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle
Example:
a hollow roundel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
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:
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)
