rundel
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A small round area in the countryside
- noun
- Archaic
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rundel
- The sheep grazed peacefully in the rundel by the stream.
Examples
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Children played in the grassy rundel at the edge of the woods.
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Archaeologists discovered a stone rundel that once marked the boundary of the old settlement.
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The sheep grazed within the ancient rundel near the village.
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A small rundel was created for the garden.
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The sheep grazed within the ancient rundel near the village.
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Archaeologists discovered a stone rundel that once marked the boundary of the old settlement.
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Children played in the grassy rundel at the edge of the woods.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Rundel once meant a small round area or enclosure, from the same source as round meaning 'round'. So a rundel can mean a little circular patch of land or a small ringed space.