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 : roller
4 : a wheel for making decorative lines on book covers; also : a design impressed by such a tool