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rouleau definition

rou·leau (ro̵̅o̅ lō′)

noun pl. rouleaux -·leaux′ (-lōz′) or rouleaus -·leaus′

  1. a small roll of something; esp., a roll of coins, generally of the same denomination, stacked in a paper wrapper
  2. a roll or fold, as of ribbon for trimming hats, etc.

Etymology: Fr, dim. of rôle, a roll

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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