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ROUNDEL (7)

roundel 

roundel, roundels, roundle - n 
a round figure or object 

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synonyms 

circle, cirque, ring, round

in a sentence 

the windows in the colonial-era statehouse are roundels

So far researchers have been able to excavate much of the roundel itself.

One iconic roundel is the Goseck Circle, an ancient observatory found in Germany.

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etymology 

c. 1300, "a circle, anything round;" early 14c., "a round slice;" from Old French rondel, rondeaul"round dance; dance lyric; roundel," from rond "round" (see round (n.)). From late 14c. as "an ornamental ball or knob;" also "a short poem on two rhymes."

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heraldry

A roundel is a circular disc used as a symbol. The term is used in heraldry, but also commonly used to refer to a type of national insignia used on military aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of different colours. Other symbols also often use round shapes.  

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