roundelay
UK /ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪ/ US /ˈɹaʊndəˌleɪ/
noun 3
Definitions
noun
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.
When merry milkmaids click the latch And rarely smells the new-mown hay, And the cock hath sung beneath the thatch Twice or thrice his roundelay, Twice or thrice his roundelay; Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits.
2
A dance in a circle.
3
Anything having a round form; a roundel.
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