rouleau

[ roo-loh ]

noun,plural rou·leaux, rou·leaus [roo-lohz]. /ruˈloʊz/.
  1. a roll or strip of something, as trimming on a hat brim.

  2. a stack or roll of coins put up in cylindrical form in a paper wrapping.

Origin of rouleau

1
1685–95; <French; Middle French rolel, diminutive of roleroll

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rouleau

/ (ˈruːləʊ) /


nounplural -leaux (-ləʊ, -ləʊz) or -leaus
  1. a roll of paper containing coins

  2. (often plural) a roll of ribbon

Origin of rouleau

1
C17: from French, from role roll

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