n.
adv. In a grounded or firmly established manner. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
obs. p. p. of Grind. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Baseball) A batted ball that hits the ground before it leaves the infield, or the act of hitting a baseball along the ground; also called
a. (Phonetics) Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 11. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. rondel a roundelay, F. rondel, rondeau, a dim. fr. rond; for sense 2, cf. F. rondelle a round, a round shield. See Round, a., and cf. Rondel, Rondelay. ]
Come, now a roundel and a fairy song. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Spaniards, casting themselves into roundels, . . . made a flying march to Calais. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Specifically:
n. [ OF. rondelet, dim. of rondel. See Roundel, Roundeau, and cf. Roundlet, Rundlet. ]
n.
Now we play rounders, and then we played prisoner's base. Bagehot. [ 1913 Webster ]