rouleau

noun

rou·​leau rü-ˈlō How to pronounce rouleau (audio)
plural rouleaux rü-ˈlōz How to pronounce rouleau (audio)
: a little roll
especially : a roll of coins put up in paper

Examples of rouleau in a Sentence

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Fifty-two models followed her, in a dizzying array of looks: garments cut up and spliced back together with rouleau loops; hooded habits somehow rigged to float behind bodies; beaded do-rags; demure knit dresses; crocodile skin and leopard print and black latex. Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

circa 1691, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rouleau was circa 1691

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“Rouleau.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rouleau. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

rouleau

noun
rou·​leau rü-ˈlō How to pronounce rouleau (audio)
plural rouleaux -ˈlō(z) How to pronounce rouleau (audio) or rouleaus
: a group of red blood corpuscles resembling a stack of coins
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