roundels

noun

Meaning

Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
A roundelay or rondelay.
A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.
A circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service.
A bastion of a circular form.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

annulet(English)roundelays(English)roundelay(English)round(English)circles(English)rounds(English)roundness(English)round top(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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