# roundel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹaʊn.dəl/

## Definitions
1. Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
2. A roundelay or rondelay.
3. A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
4. A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.
5. A circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service.
6. A bastion of a circular form.
7. An umbrella.

## Etymology
From Middle English roundel, rundel, rondel, from Old French rondel (“something round and flat”), a diminutive of rond (“round”). More at round.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roundel