ROUNDHEAD


Meaning of ROUNDHEAD in English

/rownd"hed'/ , n. Eng. Hist.

a member or adherent of the Parliamentarians or Puritan party during the civil wars of the 17th century (so called in derision by the Cavaliers because they wore their hair cut short).

[ 1635-45; ROUND 1 + HEAD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .