rouleau
9.9
A roll of ribbon or fabric used for sewing and decoration
- noun
- /ruˈloʊ/
- Specialized
:
rollo
- The seamstress reached for a rouleau of satin to finish the dress.
Examples
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Each invitation was tied with a delicate rouleau of silk ribbon.
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Can you pass me that rouleau of fabric?
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She stored her collection of vintage rouleaux in a decorative box.
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She bought a beautiful rouleau of silk ribbon.
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Each invitation was tied with a delicate rouleau of silk ribbon.
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The seamstress reached for a rouleau of satin to finish the dress.
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Can you pass me that rouleau of fabric?
Synonyms
ribbon
vsrouleau
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1.0
A long narrow strip of fabric used for tying, decorating, or carrying ink in machines
is the same material arranged as a roll or coil for sewing or decoration
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Etymology
Rouleau comes from French and originally meant 'small roll', from the verb rouler 'to roll'. So a rouleau can also mean a neat coil or roll of ribbon or fabric, like a tidy 'roll' you keep for sewing or decoration.