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One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder,
sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and
the arts. |
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A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage
used in surgery. |
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One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a
coast, sometimes in calm weather. |
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A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling
cylinder; -- called also roller towel. |
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A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of
glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to
taking an impression from them. |
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A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the
roller of a man. |
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A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc. |
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ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see
Tortrix. |
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Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of
the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly
turning over or "tumbling" in flight. |
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Any species of small ground snakes of the family
Tortricidae. |