Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In printing, an angular form of script or writing-type, of which the following is an example:
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Print.) A kind of script in which the heavy strokes are nearly upright, giving the characters when taken together a round look.
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- noun typography, dated A kind of
script in which theheavy strokes are nearlyupright , giving thecharacters when taken together around look.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The "Pont d'Avignon" is known to every French-speaking child, and with many variants the old "ronde" is sung and danced from the remotest plains of Canada to the valleys of the Swiss Alps. The good folk of Avignon, however, protest that their "rondes" were not danced perilously on the narrow Pont St. Benezet, but under its arches on the green meadows of the
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 Various 1885
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The belief system behind tarantismo died out decades ago, but the three-day festival of Saints Peter and Paul at the end of June is still the best place to get a contemporary view of the customs once associated with it: especially compelling is the late-night phenomenon known as le ronde, improvised street performances of dance and music.
Puglia's Fiery Pizzica Joel Weickgenant 2010
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Let your legs really stretch in the ronde de jambe.
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Let your legs really stretch in the ronde de jambe.
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Let your legs really stretch in the ronde de jambe.
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Let your legs really stretch in the ronde de jambe.
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Let your legs really stretch in the ronde de jambe.
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A bit of a ronde, a dance mimicking the entry of the season.
Spring on tap ScentScelf 2009
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A bit of a ronde, a dance mimicking the entry of the season.
Archive 2009-03-01 ScentScelf 2009
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Et Dieu c que ca en casse des oreilles j'peux rendre sourds des heros a des kilometres a la ronde!!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2009
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