Main Entry:

¹roll

Pronunciation:

\ˈrōl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English rolle, from Anglo-French roule, rolle, from Medieval Latin rolla, alteration of rotula, from Latin, diminutive of rota wheel; akin to Old High German rad wheel, Welsh rhod, Sanskrit ratha wagon

Date:

13th century

1 a (1): a written document that may be rolled up : scroll ; specifically : a document containing an official or formal record <the rolls of parliament> (2): a manuscript book b: a list of names or related items : catalog c: an official list <the voter rolls>: as (1): muster roll (2): a list of members of a school or class or of members of a legislative body 2: something that is rolled up into a cylinder or ball or rounded as if rolled <rolls of fat>: as a: a quantity (as of fabric or paper) rolled up to form a single package b: a hairdo in which some or all of the hair is rolled or curled up or under c: any of various food preparations rolled up for cooking or serving <cabbage rolls> ; especially : a small piece of baked yeast dough d: a cylindrical twist of tobacco e: a roll of paper on which music for a player piano is recorded in perforations which actuate the keys f: a flexible case (as of leather) in which articles may be rolled and fastened by straps or clasps <jewelry roll> g (1): paper money folded or rolled into a wad (2)slang : bankroll 3: something that performs a rolling action or movement : roller4: a wheel for making decorative lines on book covers ; also : a design impressed by such a tool