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roundel.

Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹaʊn.dəl/
  1. Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.

    the London Underground roundel
  2. A roundelay or rondelay.

  3. A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

  4. A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.

  5. A circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service.

  6. A bastion of a circular form.

  7. An umbrella.

    India · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English roundel, rundel, rondel, from Old French rondel (“something round and flat”), a diminutive of rond (“round”). More at round.

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