Roll

rol, v. [rolled (rold), rolling.] To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to wrap round on itself, form into a spherical or cylindrical body; to bind or involve by winding; to drive or impel forward with a swift and easy motion, as of rolling; to pre or level with a roller to move on, or hy means of, rollers or small wheels; to beat with rapid strokes, as a drum. — v.i. To move by turning on a surface; to revolve upon an axis; to keep falling over and over to perform a periodical revolution; to turn, move circularly; to move up and down, as waves or billows; to rock or move from side to side, as a ship; to run on wheels; to be formed into a cylinder or ball; to spread under a roller or rolling pin; to wallow, tumble; to emit a sound like that of a drum beaten with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear. n. Act of rolling, or state of being rolled; that which rolls; a roller; that which is rolled up; wool, and the like; eve, term In, Ice Odd, tone, 6r 513 ROLLIO 495 a document which may be rolled up; a scroll; an official or public document register catalogue list a quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; a small cake of bread made from dough, rolled up the uniform beating of a drum with rapid strokes. [OF. roler, F. voider, LL. rotulare, to roll, revolve, fr. L. rotida, a little wheel, dim. of rota, a wheel: see Rotary.] — Roll'er, n. That which rolls that which turns on own axis esp., a cylinder of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts; a long and broad bandage used in surgery. — Roll'call, n. Act or time of call over a of names, as among soldiers. — Rolfing-mill, n. A mill furnished with heavy rollers, through which heated metal pa ed, to form into sheets or rails, etc. —pin, n. A cylindrical piece of wood to roll out paste or dough with, Rolfy-pol'y. -1-pol'T. n. A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins; a thin sheet of cake spread with jam and rolled into cylindrical form. — Role, rol, A part performed by an actor in a drama; any conspicuous action or duty performed by any one. [F., a roll, scroll.] — Rouleau, roo-lo', n. pi. -leau.y, -loz'. A roll; a roll of coins in paper. [F., dim. of role.]—Roulette, -let', A game of chance, in which a small ball made to roil round on a circle divided off into red and black spaces; a small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over the surface of a plate to produce dots. [F., prop, a wheel or ball.] Rollic. rol/lik, v. [-licked (-likt), -licking.] To move with a carele , swaggering, or frolicsome air. [ProvE. rallack, to romp, Sw. rolig, merry.] Rom. rom, n. The name of the gvpsies for one of themselves. [Gypsy word see Rum, queer; prob. not Roum an i an.] — Rom'any, rom'a-nT, a. Of or pert, to the gypsies. [Gypsy rommani.] Webster's Condensed Dictionary