rondel

views updated May 14 2018

ron·del / ˈrändəl; ränˈdel/ • n. 1. a rondeau, esp. one of three stanzas of thirteen or fourteen lines, with the first two lines of the opening quatrain recurring at the end of the second quatrain and the concluding sestet.2. a circular object: at the point where these paths join there is a rondel with a fountain.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

rondel

views updated May 09 2018

rondel.
1. Circular window-opening (i.e. roundel) or a circular glazed light.

2. Beadmoulding of a capital around the top of a shaft.

3. Tower circular on plan.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

More From encyclopedia.com

About this article

rondel

All Sources -
Updated Aug 08 2016 About encyclopedia.com content Print Topic

You Might Also Like