What does rondel mean?

Definitions for rondel
ˈrɒn dl, rɒnˈdɛlron·del

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rondeau, rondelnoun

    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

Wiktionary

  1. rondelnoun

    A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two.

  2. rondelnoun

    A poem in the above form.

  3. rondelnoun

    The verse form rondeau.

  4. rondelnoun

    A poem in the above rondeau form.

  5. rondelnoun

    A rondelle, (small) circular object.

  6. rondelnoun

    A long thin medieval dagger with a circular guard and a circular pommel (hence the name).

  7. rondelnoun

    A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.

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  1. rondel

    A rondel is a form of verse used in poetry which makes use of only two rhymes, follows a specific repetition pattern of lines, and typically consists of 13 or 14 lines. It is similar to another form called the "rondeau". Alternatively, in context of jewelry, a rondel can refer to a circular object or ornament.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rondelnoun

    a small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion

  2. Rondelnoun

    same as Rondeau

  3. Rondelnoun

    specifically, a particular form of rondeau containing fourteen lines in two rhymes, the refrain being a repetition of the first and second lines as the seventh and eighth, and again as the thirteenth and fourteenth

  4. Etymology: [Cf. Rondeau, Roundel.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. rondel

    An old term for a light, round shield.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. rondel

    In fortification, a round tower, sometimes erected at the foot of a bastion.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rondel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rondel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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