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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle;
- Example: "a hollow roundel"
[syn: annulet, roundel]

2. molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column;
[syn: annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet]

3. a small ring;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Annulet \An"nu*let\, n. [Dim. of annulus.] 1. A little ring. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital. [1913 Webster] 3. (Her.) A little circle borne as a charge. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

annulet n 1: (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle; "a hollow roundel" [syn: annulet, roundel] 2: molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet] 3: a small ring