roundelay

名词 n.
/ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪ/    /ˈɹaʊndəˌleɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.
    — It fell upon a holly eve, Hey ho, hollidaye! When holly fathers wont to shrieve, Now gynneth this roundelay.
  2. A dance in a circle.
  3. Anything having a round form; a roundel.

词形变化

roundelays plural rondelay alternative

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词源

From Middle French rondelet, diminutive of Old French rondel (French: rondeau). Ending -lay either from lay (“ballad or sung poem”), or from virelay.
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