a rondeau consisting of three stanzas of 13 or 14 lines with a two-line refrain appearing twice or three times
2.
a figure in Scottish country dancing by means of which couples change position in the set
Word origin
C14: from Old French, literally: a little circle, from rondround
rondel in American English
(ˈrɑndəl; rɑnˈdɛl)
noun
1.
a kind of rondeau, usually with fourteen lines, two rhymes, and the first two lines used as a refrain in the middle and at the end (the second line occasionally being omitted at the end)
2.
a circular object; esp., a small round or disk-shaped bead used as a spacer, as in a necklace