A short poem related to the rondeau, and typically consisting of five or seven lines with two rhymes; the verse form in which this is written; (also more generally) = "rondeau".
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Middle French, French rondelet from rondel + -et.
Definition of rondelet in US English:
rondelet
noun
A short poem related to the rondeau, and typically consisting of five or seven lines with two rhymes; the verse form in which this is written; (also more generally) = "rondeau".
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Middle French, French rondelet from rondel + -et.