ˈränd ə l, -nˌdel noun
or ron·delle ränˈdel
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, literally, small circle — more at roundel
1. usually rondelle : something that forms a circle : a circular object: as
a. : a tiny jeweled circle or ring-shaped bead usually strung between larger stones or sections of a necklace
b. : a flat circular disk usually of sapphire or ruby from which a jewel bearing is made
c. : a flat circular diamond with approximately 128 facets around the edge
2.
a. usually rondel : a form of verse running on two rhymes and consisting usually of 14 lines of eight or ten syllables divided into three stanzas with the first two lines of the first stanza serving as the refrain of the second and third stanzas
b. : a poem in this form
c. : rondeau 1