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Rondel (from Old French, the diminutive of roont "round", meaning "small circle") may refer to: Rondel (dagger) or roundel , type of medieval dagger Rondel (armour) , a circular piece of steel, as part of an armour harness, that normally protects a vulnerable point
A rondel dagger / ˈ r ɒ n d əl / or roundel dagger is a type of stiff-bladed dagger used in Europe in the late Middle Ages (from the 14th century onwards), used by a variety of people from merchants to knights.
A rondel (/ ˈ r ɒ n d əl /) is a circular piece of metal used for protection, as part of a harness of plate armour, or attached to a helmet, breastplate, couter, or on a gauntlet. Rondels most commonly hang off breastplates and cover the armpit, which is a vulnerable point. [ 1 ]
A roundel (not to be confused with the rondel) is a form of verse used in English language poetry devised by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909). It is the Anglo-Norman form corresponding to the French rondeau. It makes use of refrains, repeated according to a certain stylized pattern.
Scholars have observed that the rondel is a relatively fluid construction, not always adhering to strict formal definitions. J.M. Cocking wrote that "the reader who comes across a poem bearing the title rondel by Banville, Rollinat, Dobson or Bridges and is curious enough to look for a definition of this form is likely to be more confused than enlightened."
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The Tricolore cockade of the French Air Force was first used on military aircraft before the First World War [1]. A roundel is a circular disc used as a symbol. The term is used in heraldry, but also commonly used to refer to a type of national insignia used on military aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of different colours.
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