roundelay
(noun) a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
roundelay (plural roundelays)
(music) A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.
A dance in a circle.
Anything having a round form; a roundel.
Source: Wiktionary
Round"e*lay, n. Etym: [OF. rondelet, dim. of rondel. See Roundel, Roundeau, and cf. Roundlet, Rundlet.]
1. (Poetry)
Definition: See Rondeau, and Rondel.
2. (Mus.) (a) A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which is short and lively. Spenser. Tennyson. (b) A dance in a circle.
3. Anything having a round form; a roundel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
