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round·let

 (round′lĭt)
n.
1. A little circle.
2. A small circular object.
3. A medieval cap with a padded roll around the brim.
[Middle English, from Old French rondelet, diminutive of rondel, roundel; see roundel.]
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roundlet

(ˈraʊndlɪt)
n
literary a small circle
[C14: from Old French rondelet, from Old French rondel]
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