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
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rondel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rondeau |
| Type of | poem, verse form |
| Has types | rondelet, roundel |
Examples of rondel
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A decorative feature common to many champrons is a rondel with a small spike.
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This he followed by English versions of the rondel, rondeau and villanelle.
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Rondel, wool on linen, 6th century, Syrian or Egyptian Coptic.
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Rondel Sorrillo became a track-and-field force, scoring points in three events at the NCAA championships.
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There's also an exquisite quartersawn oak staircase with corkscrew balustrades and a rondel glass window on the landing.
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For his part, Smart replaced two ordinary double-hung windows flanking the fireplace with rondel-like leaded windows of gold and clear glass.
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Gardens set with the grounds of 13th century abbey ruins in Coverdale with a large knot garden, mixed borders, parterre and yew rondel with rose arches.
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- Rondeau: 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
- A rondel is a circular piece of metal used for protection, as part of a harness of plate armour, or attached to a helmet, breastplate, couter or on a gauntlet.
- A rondel dagger or roundel dagger was a type of stiff-bladed dagger in Europe in the late Middle Ages (from the 14th century onwards), used by a variety of people from merchants to knights. ...
- A rondel is a verse form originating in French lyrical poetry, later used in the verse of other languages as well, such as English and Romanian. It is a variation of the rondeau consisting of two quatrains followed by a quintet (13 lines total) or a sestet (14 lines total). ...
- A small disc of metal intended for defense. They are commonly found at the armpit (prior to 1350) when they are known as besagews; on a backs of armets (for an unknown reason) and rarely on the metacarpal of 15th century Italian mitten gauntlets.
- A mouth-blown piece of glass that has been spun into a circular shape, often irregular. Sometimes incorporated into leaded glass artworks. Machine-made facsimiles are common, called "pressed rondels."
- A French poem structure of considerable antiquity that was eight lines in length, with an AB aA ab AB rhyme scheme, with A and B representing refrains. Both the Rondeau and Triolet derived from the Rondel.
- A short poem resembling the rondeau. It usually totals fourteen lines containing only two rhyming sounds. The first two lines are repeated at the middle of the poem and again at the end. ...
- Crescent-shaped, circular or halo shaped headdress.
