rondel

American  

[ron-dl, ron-del] / ˈrɒn dl, rɒnˈdɛl /

noun

1. 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.

2. Theater. roundel.

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rondel British  

/ ˈrɒndəl /

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of rondel

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French rondel, diminutive of rond round ¹

Example Sentences

As the Armorer gifts him with a new chest-plate, she says, “You will grow into this rondel as you grow into your station.”

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

The beam moved to the first black disk, a rondel of engineered carbon now more than a decade old.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2019

The moon-and-falcon rondel over Ser Vardis's right arm was sheared clean in half, hanging by its strap.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

This he followed by English versions of the rondel, rondeau and villanelle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

These were the peculiar delights in the poetic habits of Chaucer, who was an early riser, and often mused on many a rondel in gardens, and meads, and woods, at earliest dawn.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac