roundlet

[ round-lit ]

noun

1. a small circle or circular object.

roundlet

/ ˈraʊndlɪt /

noun

1. literary.
   a small circle

Word History and Origins

Origin of roundlet¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of roundlet¹

C14: from Old French rondelet , from Old French rondel

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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Three roundlets, two over one; if the single roundlet had been at the top, it would have been called one over two.

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

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The towers are crowned with the scotia cornice, the roundlet of which is continued down the angles.

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