rondel noun. ['rɒnd(ǝ)l] ME.
[Old French, from rond ROUND adjective: see RONDEAU, -EL². Cf. ROUNDEL.]
1. A circle; a circular object. arch. ME.
b. A rung of a ladder. E17-E18.
2. A rondeau, esp. one of a special form. LME.

■ rondelet ['rɒndǝleɪ] noun a short poem or song, usu. of seven lines, in the form of a rondeau L16.

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