Definition of Rondeche
||Ron`dache" (?), n. [F.] (Anc.
Armor.) A circular shield carried by foot soldiers.
||Ron`dache" (?), n. [F.] (Anc.
Armor.) A circular shield carried by foot soldiers.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Armor) Category:Armor A circular shield carried by foot soldiers.
Quotations
*1786: The roundel or rondache derived its name from its circular figure, it was made of oziers boards of light wood, sinews or ropes, covered with leather, plates of metal, or stuck full of nails in concentric circles or other figures. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 26.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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