ROUNDHEAD


Meaning of ROUNDHEAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrau̇nd-ˌhed ]

noun

Etymology: from the Puritans' cropping their hair short in contrast to the Cavaliers

Date: 1641

1. : a member of the parliamentary party in England at the time of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell

2. : puritan 1

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.