1. a short poem of fixed form, typically having 13 or 14 lines with only two rhymes throughout and with the opening words used twice as a refrain
Usage: literary
2. a circular object or design
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The poet composed a beautiful rondel about spring flowers.
• Students studied the structure of rondels in their literature class.
• Her rondel followed the traditional French verse form perfectly.
• The medieval manuscript contained several rondels praising courtly love.
• Writing a rondel requires careful attention to the repeating refrain.
• The shield bore a golden rondel at its center.
• Ancient coins often featured rondels as decorative elements.