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ron·del

 (rŏn′dəl, rŏn-dĕl′)
n.
1. A poem similar to a rondeau, having 13 or 14 lines with two rhymes throughout. The first and second lines reappear in the middle and at the end, although sometimes only the first line appears at the end.
2. often ron·delle (rŏn-dĕl′) A rounded or circular object.

[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of ronde, circle, round; see round1.]
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rondel

(ˈrɒndəl)
n
1. (Poetry) a rondeau consisting of three stanzas of 13 or 14 lines with a two-line refrain appearing twice or three times
2. (Dancing) a figure in Scottish country dancing by means of which couples change position in the set
[C14: from Old French, literally: a little circle, from rond round]
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ron•del

(ˈrɒn dl, rɒnˈdɛl)

n.
a short poem usu. of 14 lines on two rhymes, with the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end.
[1250–1300; < Old French rondel, diminutive of rond round1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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
poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
roundel - English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
rondelet - a shorter form of rondeau
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"I tell you, my fair lord," she was saying, "that it is no fit training for a demoiselle: hawks and hounds, rotes and citoles singing a French rondel, or reading the Gestes de Doon de Mayence, as I found her yesternight, pretending sleep, the artful, with the corner of the scroll thrusting forth from under her pillow.
I remember well that, at the siege of Retters, there was a little, sleek, fat clerk of the name of Chaucer, who was so apt at rondel, sirvente, or tonson, that no man dare give back a foot from the walls, lest he find it all set down in his rhymes and sung by every underling and varlet in the camp.
Squires were running hither and thither, or aiding their masters to don armor, lacing helm to hauberk, tying the points of ailette, coude, and rondel; buckling cuisse and jambe to thigh and leg.
The council is considering transferring the services at St John's to Rondel House in Barry, which currently caters for 25 older people and people with dementia.
|Firefighters in Zilina had to deal with the situation after plastic crates filled with straw, used as a space for theatre performances at the Zilina-Zareie railway station, caught fire in the early morning hours of May 19.The fire quickly spread to the nearby Rondel flyover and its pillars.
Upon this bench sat old Stechlin, the image of contentment in jacket and broad-brimmed felt hat, and gazed, as he blew all manner of rings from his meerschaum pipe, at a rondel in whose center, surrounded by flowers, a small fountain plashed.
Caption: Crow (?) rondel bag; quill-wrapped horsehair embroidered.
Sayers was experimenting with different poetry forms, particularly with the narrative epic poem, ballad, lai, sonnet, and rondel. Each of these forms may be found in OP.
De ellas se recupero 53 microrrestos vegetales, en su mayoria correspondientes a silicofitolitos de la familia Poaceae (morfotipos elongado, buliforme, rondel e irregulares con multiples fracturas) (Figura 3, Tabla 3).
Rondel Florent, 43, and Tllie Ayun, 19, who identified themselves as athletes, were apprehended on Thursday evening at Kilima Resort near Kamariny stadium.
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