Rondel
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"Rondel" (from Old French, the diminutive of roont "round", meaning "small circle") may refer to:
- A rondel or roundel was a type of medieval dagger
- A sort of short poem of 14 lines, see Rondel (poem).
- Rondel may refer to rondeaux or a specific form of the rondeau, a type of French poetry.
- A rondel was a kind of round fortified tower, especially one built at the foot of a bastion.
- A rondel is a bowl with a large flattish lip. It looks like a combination of a plate and a bowl.
- Rondel may also be used to mean anything circular, especially a round shield or round emblem and also a circular jewel or circular jeweled ring, or (obsolete) the midriff (middle portion of the torso).
- Rondel enclosures are a type of prehistoric enclosure (archaeology) found in Continental Europe
- Roundels are distinctive round logos painted on military (airforce or navy) crafts.
- A dance based on a circular pattern.