roundelay

[ roun-dl-ey ]

/ ˈraʊn dlˌeɪ /

noun

a song in which a phrase, line, or the like, is continually repeated.

the music for such a song.

a dance in a circle; round dance.

Origin of roundelay

1565–75; alteration (influenced by lay⁴) of Middle French rondelet, diminutive of rondelroundel

Words nearby roundelay

round clam, round dance, round down, rounded, roundel, roundelay, rounder, rounders, round-eye, round-faced, round figures

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Example sentences from the Web for roundelay

Voices rippled from chantey to roundelay and back to chantey again.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
Keats calls the piece a roundelay,—a form which it only so far resembles that its opening measures are repeated at the close.
Keats|Sidney Colvin
While words of congratulation were passing from mouth to mouth, the blow descended, and “turned to groans their roundelay.”
Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2|Various
And by night about the crackling camp fire our happy voices, all united, are uplifted in song and roundelay.
Fibble, D. D.|Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb

During the day it gets on a neighboring brush or tree and sings its roundelay of song for hours at a time.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No. 1, July 1898|Various

British Dictionary definitions for roundelay

roundelay

/ (ˈraʊndɪˌleɪ) /

noun

Also called: roundel a slow medieval dance performed in a circle

a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as a refrain

Word Origin for roundelay

C16: from Old French rondelet a little rondel, from rondel; also influenced by lay 4

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单词	roundelay
释义	roundelay [ roun-dl-ey ] / ˈraʊn dlˌeɪ / noun a song in which a phrase, line, or the like, is continually repeated. the music for such a song. a dance in a circle; round dance. Origin of roundelay 1565–75; alteration (influenced by lay⁴) of Middle French rondelet, diminutive of rondelroundel Words nearby roundelay round clam, round dance, round down, rounded, roundel, roundelay, rounder, rounders, round-eye, round-faced, round figures Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for roundelay Voices rippled from chantey to roundelay and back to chantey again. Strange Stories of the Great Valley\|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor Keats calls the piece a roundelay,—a form which it only so far resembles that its opening measures are repeated at the close. Keats\|Sidney Colvin While words of congratulation were passing from mouth to mouth, the blow descended, and “turned to groans their roundelay.” Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2\|Various And by night about the crackling camp fire our happy voices, all united, are uplifted in song and roundelay. Fibble, D. D.\|Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb During the day it gets on a neighboring brush or tree and sings its roundelay of song for hours at a time. Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No. 1, July 1898\|Various British Dictionary definitions for roundelay roundelay / (ˈraʊndɪˌleɪ) / noun Also called: roundel a slow medieval dance performed in a circle a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as a refrain Word Origin for roundelay C16: from Old French rondelet a little rondel, from rondel; also influenced by lay 4 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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