Roll

rōl, v.i. to turn like a wheel: to turn on an axis: to be formed into a roll or cylinder: to move, as waves: to be to ed about: to move tumultuously: to be hurled: to rock, or move from side to side: to wallow: to spread under a roller: to sound as a drum beaten rapidly: to move onward.— v.t. to cause to roll: to turn on an axis: to wrap round on itself: to enwrap: to drive forward: to move upon wheels: to pre or smooth with rollers: to beat rapidly, as a drum.— n. act of rolling: that which rolls: a revolving cylinder making sheets, plates, .: a roller: that which is rolled up—hence parchment, paper, . wound into a circular form: a document: a register: a kind of fancy bread: the continued sound of a drum, of thunder, .: a swagger or rolling gait.— adj. Roll′-about′ , podgy.— ns. Roll′-call , the calling of the roll or list of names, as in the army; Roll′-cū′mūlus , a form of strato-cumulus cloud; Roll′er , that which rolls: a cylinder used for rolling, grinding, .: one of a family of Picarian birds: a long, broad bandage: ( pl. ) long heavy waves; Roll′er-skate , a skate mounted on wheels or rollers for use on asphalt or some other smooth surface.— adj. Roll′ing , modulating: moving on wheels: making a continuous sound.— ns. Roll′ing-mill , a place in which metal is made into sheets, bars, rails, or rods, by working it between pairs of rolls: a machine for rolling metal, ., into any required form, or for crushing materials between rollers; Roll′ing-pin , a cylindrical piece of wood for rolling dough, paste, . to any required thickne ; Roll′ing-pre , a pre of two cylinders for rolling or calendering cloth; Roll′ing-stock , the stock or store of locomotive-engines, carriages, . of a railway; Roll′way , an incline: a shoot.— Master of the Rolls , the head of the Record-office. [O. Fr. roler , roeler (Fr. rouler )—Low L. rotulāre —L. rotula , a little wheel— rota , a wheel.]