rondel

[ ron-dl, ron-del ]

/ ˈrɒn dl, rɒnˈdɛl /

noun

Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.

Theater. roundel (def. 4).

Origin of rondel

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French rondel, diminutive of rondround¹

Words nearby rondel

ronco, rondavel, rond de jambe, ronde, rondeau, rondel, rondelet, rondelle, rondo, Rondônia, rondure

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Example sentences from the Web for rondel

The rondel, which Charles d'Orléans wrote with so much grace, he did not use, but his rondeaux are generally exquisite.
A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury
What shall I weave for thee—what shall I spin— Rondel, or rondeau, or virelai?
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
The rondel, however, still continues to be used, but much less frequently.
Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, etc,|Various
Rondel made a movement as if to snatch the weapon from her, but she sprang back and pointed it at his head.
Prose Fancies|Richard Le Gallienne

In its origin, the rondel was a lyric of two verses, each having four or five lines, rhyming on two rhymes only.
Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, etc,|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rondel

rondel

/ (ˈrɒndəl) /

noun

a rondeau consisting of three stanzas of 13 or 14 lines with a two-line refrain appearing twice or three times

a figure in Scottish country dancing by means of which couples change position in the set

Word Origin for rondel

C14: from Old French, literally: a little circle, from rond round

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单词	rondel
释义	rondel [ ron-dl, ron-del ] / ˈrɒn dl, rɒnˈdɛl / noun Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end. Theater. roundel (def. 4). Origin of rondel 1250–1300; Middle English <Old French rondel, diminutive of rondround¹ Words nearby rondel ronco, rondavel, rond de jambe, ronde, rondeau, rondel, rondelet, rondelle, rondo, Rondônia, rondure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rondel The rondel, which Charles d'Orléans wrote with so much grace, he did not use, but his rondeaux are generally exquisite. A Short History of French Literature\|George Saintsbury What shall I weave for thee—what shall I spin— Rondel, or rondeau, or virelai? The Book of Humorous Verse\|Various The rondel, however, still continues to be used, but much less frequently. Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, etc,\|Various Rondel made a movement as if to snatch the weapon from her, but she sprang back and pointed it at his head. Prose Fancies\|Richard Le Gallienne In its origin, the rondel was a lyric of two verses, each having four or five lines, rhyming on two rhymes only. Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, etc,\|Various British Dictionary definitions for rondel rondel / (ˈrɒndəl) / noun a rondeau consisting of three stanzas of 13 or 14 lines with a two-line refrain appearing twice or three times a figure in Scottish country dancing by means of which couples change position in the set Word Origin for rondel C14: from Old French, literally: a little circle, from rond round Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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