(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:45:17

Ron"dle (?), n. [Cf. Rondel.]

1.

A rondeau.

[Obs.]

Spenser.

2.

A round mass, plate, or disk; especially Metal., the crust or scale which forms upon the surface of molten metal in the crucible.

 

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