ROUNDELAY

roundelay. Roundelay, n. a kind of ancient poetry, a dance

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Round″e‐lay (?), n. [[OF. rondelet, dim. of rondel. See Roundel, Roundeau, and cf. Roundlet, Rundlet.]] 1. 1. (Poetry) See Rondeau, and Rondel.
2. 2. (Mus.) (a) A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which is short and lively. Spenser. Tennyson. (b) A dance in a circle.
3. 3. Anything having a round form; a roundel.