rouleau
noun
a roll or strip of something, as trimming on a hat brim.
rouleaus
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pluralof rouleau.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And again in his mind's eye he saw the rouleaus streaming from the sack.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 by Various
In the right-hand drawer are some rouleaus of fifty pounds each.
From The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York by Theo. Hampe
I recollect looking attentively at the manner in which he played; he would put his right hand into his pocket, and bring out several rouleaus of Napoleons, and throw them on the red or black.
From Reminiscences of Captain Gronow by R. H. (Rees Howell) Gronow
Behind, some golden rouleaus were intact: others tottered precariously, as you have perhaps seen beautiful tall stacks of colored counters do.
From Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
The sleeves are ornamented with rouleaus, wreathed with pearls and bullion.
From Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell
