rondelle

[ ron-del ]

noun

1. a small disk of glass used as an ornament in a stained-glass window.
2. Jewelry. a flat bead, often of rock crystal or onyx, used in a necklace as a spacer between contrasting stones.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rondelle¹

From French, dating back to 1830–40; rondel

Example Sentences

Rondelle, ron-del′, n. anything round: one of the successive crusts formed on molten metal when cooling, a rosette.

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