Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A buckler, or small round shield. Also called
roundel .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anc. Armor.) A circular shield carried by foot soldiers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
circular shield carried byfoot soldiers .
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Examples
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It suggests the “Enduap” (rondache) of ostrich-plumes worn by the Tupi – Guarani barbarians of the
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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It suggests the "Enduap" (rondache) of ostrich-plumes worn by the Tupi-Guarani barbarians of the Brazil, the bunchy caudal appendages which made the missionaries compare them with pigeons.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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