Roundhead

Roundhead [round-hed] ExamplesWord Origin noun English History.

1. a member or adherent of the Parliamentarians or Puritan party during the civil wars of the 17th century (so called in derision by the Cavaliers because they wore their hair cut short).

Origin of Roundhead First recorded in 1635–45; round1 + head Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for roundhead Historical Examples of roundhead

He said that either the old Roundhead Clarke or his son would go with him.

Micah Clarke

Arthur Conan Doyle

At a moment of peril he took his life at the hands of a Roundhead.

The Shadow of a Crime

Hall Caine

He had talents that would have commanded a price in the Roundhead market.

The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series

Rafael Sabatini

There were several Italian peasants, a Cavalier, a Roundhead, and a matador.

The New Girl at St. Chad’s

Angela Brazil

Good-bye, and good luck go with you, though you are a Roundhead.

Crown and Sceptre

George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for roundhead Roundhead noun

1. English history a supporter of Parliament against Charles I during the Civil WarCompare Cavalier

Word Origin for Roundhead referring to their short-cut hair Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for roundhead Roundhead n.

“adherent of the Parliamentary party in the English Civil War,” 1641, so called for their custom of wearing the hair close-cropped, in contrast to the flowing curls of the cavaliers.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper