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
- noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
- noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
- noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
- verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.
bolt — full definition
- noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
- noun A flash of lightning.
- verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
- verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.