Round·head
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Definition of Roundhead
1
: a member of the parliamentary party in England at the time of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell
2
: puritan sense 1
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“Roundhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roundhead. Accessed 20 Apr. 2021.
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