Roncador, rong′ka-dōr, n. one of several sciænoid fishes of the Pacific coast. [Sp.,—L. rhonchus, a snoring.]
Ronchil. See Ronquil.
Rondache, ron-dash′, n. a buckler. [O. Fr. rond.]
Ronde, rond, n. (print.) an angular writing-type.
Rondeau, ron′dō, n. a form of poem characterised by closely-knit rhymes and a refrain, and, as defined in the 17th century, consisting of thirteen lines, divided into three unequal strophes—the two or three first words of the first line serving as the burden, recurring after the eighth and thirteenth lines—brought into vogue by Swinburne: (mus.) a rondo.—ns. Ron′del, a form of French verse, earlier than the rondeau, consisting of thirteen octosyllabic or decasyllabic lines on two rhymes—practised by Charles of Orleans, &c.; Ron′delet, a poem of five lines and two refrains; Ron′do, a musical composition of several strains, during which the first part or subject is repeated several times—often occurring as one of the movements of a sonata: the musical setting of a rondeau: a game of hazard played with small balls; Rondolet′to, a simple rondo. [Fr., from rond, round.]
Rondelle, ron-del′, n. anything round: one of the successive crusts formed on molten metal when cooling, a rosette.—n. Rond′le, a round, step of a ladder (same as Rondelle). [O. Fr., dim. of rond, round.]
Rondure, ron′dūr, n. (Shak.) a round, a circle, the globe. [Fr. rondeur—rond, round.]
Rone, rōn, n. (Scot.) a shrub, a thicket.
Rone, rōn, n. the gutter which collects the rain from the roof—a dial. form of rine.
Rong, rong (Spens.), pa.t. and pa.p. of ring.