rondelle
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A small round bead used to separate or decorate other beads in jewelry
- noun
- /rɒnˈdɛl/
- Specialized
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rondelle
- The artisan selected silver rondelles as spacers to give the jewelry a sophisticated look.
Examples
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This rondelle turquoise bracelet decorated with a skull bead is chic and cool jewelry for summer.
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I added several rondelles between the pearls to enhance the bracelet's design.
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Material: rondelle turquoise
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For the necklace, she chose rondelles made of shimmering glass in various colors.
Synonyms
bead
vsrondelle
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A small round piece used for jewelry or a tiny drop of liquid
is a specific disk-shaped spacer used in jewelry
How Big
bead
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14
4.1
rondelle
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rondelle comes from the French word rond meaning 'round', just like English round, and the ending -elle makes it small, so it originally meant a 'small round'. That's why in jewelry a rondelle is a tiny round bead used as a spacer between larger gems.