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French roll

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noun

  1. a circular or oval bread roll having a hard or crispy crust.

  2. Also called French twist.  a coiffure for women in which the hair is combed back from the face and arranged in a vertical roll on the back of the head.

Etymology

Origin of French roll

First recorded in 1940–45

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