Definitions of roundel
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noun
English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
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type of:
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rondeau, rondel
a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas
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noun
round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
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noun
(heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle
“a hollow
roundel”
synonyms:
annulet
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