ROUNDEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does roundel mean? 

• ROUNDEL (noun)
  The noun ROUNDEL has 3 senses:

1. English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third

2. round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit

3. (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle

  Familiarity information: ROUNDEL used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROUNDEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("roundel" is a kind of...):

rondeau; rondel (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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("roundel" is a kind of...):

armor plate; armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; plate armour (specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire)

Holonyms ("roundel" is a part of...):

body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

a hollow roundel

Hypernyms ("roundel" is a kind of...):

armorial bearing; bearing; charge; heraldic bearing (heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield)

Domain category:

heraldry (emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms)