Definition of rondel
1
usually rondelle
: a circular object
especially
: a circular jewel or jeweled ring
2a
usually rondel
: a fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 14 lines in three stanzas in which the first two lines of the first stanza are repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas
b
: a poem in this form
c
: rondeau sense 1
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The first known use of rondel was in the 14th century
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