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Roundhead definition

Round·head (ro̵und′hed′)

noun

a member or supporter of the Parliamentary, or Puritan, party in England during the English civil war (1642-52): originally a derisive term, with reference to the Puritans' close-cropped hair in contrast to the Cavaliers' long hair

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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