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Roundhead

noun Round·head \ ˈrau̇nd-ˌhed \

Definition of Roundhead

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

Origin and Etymology of roundhead

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

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