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roundlet

American  
[round-lit] / ˈraʊnd lɪt /

noun

  1. a small circle or circular object.


roundlet British  
/ ˈraʊndlɪt /

noun

  1. literary a small circle

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Etymology

Origin of roundlet

1350–1400; Middle English rondlet < Middle French rondelet; see roundelay

Example Sentences

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Then, after that, until the twenty-second year of the fifteenth century, when the roundlet was born—those are the dates.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

Also we see the new ideas for the priest-cropped hair and the roundlet hat.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

I am about to run the risk of displeasure in repeating to some extent what I have already written about the chaperon, the hood, and the other ancestors and descendants of the roundlet.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

We have arrived by now, quite naturally, at the roundlet.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton

Now, the roundlet is one of those things which delight the clothes-hunter or the costume expert.

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton