Rolls-Royce

/ (ˌrəʊlzˈrɔɪs) /

noun trademark

Also called (informal): Rolls a make of very high-quality, luxurious, and prestigious British car. The Rolls-Royce company is no longer British-owned

anything considered to be the very best of its kind

Word Origin for Rolls-Royce

named after its designers, Charles Stewart Rolls (1877–1910), English pioneer motorist and aviator, and Sir (Frederick) Henry Royce (1863–1933), English engineer, who founded the Rolls-Royce Company (1906)

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Examples from the Web for rolls-royce

He claimed that his work as Genie was a favor to company, which he considered the “Rolls-Royce of animation.”
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So he was sent away in 1964 to apprentice at the Rolls-Royce plant in England.
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At age 36 he traded in his Ford for a Rolls-Royce, hired a chauffeur, and moved his boys from public school to a private one.
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He drove a Rolls-Royce and smoked Cuban Cohibas, but wore track suits, medallions, and trainers.
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He made headlines in 2003 when his Rolls-Royce caught fire while he and his girlfriend were inside.
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Rolls-Royce, conscious of the curious gaze of the entire company, pulls himself together and regards his accuser unfavourably.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 15, 1920|Various
This is altogether too much for the owner of the Rolls-Royce.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 15, 1920|Various
The Rolls-Royce owner takes the cigar from his mouth and gazes in astonishment at the accusing apparition before him.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 15, 1920|Various
A Rolls-Royce, of course, and a month or so on the Riviera in the winter.
Jacob's Ladder|E. Phillips Oppenheim
"He's got a new Rolls-Royce car," said Tuppence with vicarious pride.
The Secret Adversary|Agatha Christie

Word Origin and History for rolls-royce

Rolls-Royce

registered 1908 as trademark, named for designers C.S. Rolls (1877-1910) and Sir Henry Royce (1863-1933). Figurative use from 1916 for any product deemed to be of high quality. Shortened form Rolls first attested 1928.

Rolls-Royce

noun trademark

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