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rouleau — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  • bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
  • roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
  • roller noun Any cylindrical device that turns, used to apply pressure, flatten, or move something.
  • scroll noun A roll of paper or parchment, especially one containing writing.

Senses

rouleau is used for these senses in English:

  • barrel (surfing) A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
  • bolt A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
  • roll (obsolete) A part; an office; a duty; a role.
  • roller A cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink.
  • rolling pin A food preparation utensil consisting of a cylinder with a handle at each end, used to flatten dough.
  • scroll A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
  • scroll (architectural element) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.

barrel — full definition

  1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
  3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
  4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

bolt — full definition

  1. noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
  2. noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
  3. noun A flash of lightning.
  4. verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
  5. verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.

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