Associations to the word «Roundel»

Wiktionary

ROUNDEL, noun. Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
ROUNDEL, noun. (music) A roundelay or rondelay.
ROUNDEL, noun. A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
ROUNDEL, noun. (heraldiccharge) A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.
ROUNDEL, noun. (aviation) a circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service.
ROUNDEL, noun. A bastion of a circular form.

Dictionary definition

ROUNDEL, noun. English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third.
ROUNDEL, noun. Round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit.
ROUNDEL, noun. (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle; "a hollow roundel".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy