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roundlet

roundlet noun: a small disk, circle or other round object.

Noun

roundlet (plural roundlets)

  1. A small disk, circle or other round object.
    • […] let the water continue on the fire a Pater noster while, then take it off, and being cold, put the ſame into ſome roundlet, filling the roundlet brim full.1653, Sir Hugh Plat, The Jewel House of Art and Nature
    • The annexed arrangements of roundlets in shields will show how they are placed and described.1894, Sir Francis James Grant, The Manual of Heraldry, page 37
    Synonyms:
    rondel

Synonyms of roundlet

Forms of roundlet

pluralroundlets

Origin of roundlet

From Middle English roundelet, from Middle French rondelet, a diminutive of rondel (“small circle”).

Questions about roundlet

What does roundlet mean?
Roundlet means a small disk, circle or other round object.
What part of speech is roundlet?
Roundlet is a noun.
What is the plural of roundlet?
The plural of roundlet is roundlets.

Words near roundlet in the dictionary

  1. roundleaf
  2. roundleaf bat
  3. roundleaf bats
  4. roundles
  5. roundless
  6. roundlet
  7. roundlets
  8. roundly
  9. roundman
  10. roundmen
  11. roundmouthed

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