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rouleau¹

  • /ɹuːˈləʊ/ UK
  • /ɹuˈloʊ/ US

noun rouleaus · rouleaux

  1. A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. We always judge of others by ourselves; and his idea of Cupid's quiver is a rouleau.
  2. A decorative technique that involves creating patterns with piping, cording or bias tape. A rouleau loop uses the same cord or piping as a way of fastening buttons, most notably down the back of bridal gowns. rouleau turner
  3. in plural A stack of aggregated red blood cells, as seen in certain haematological and other diseases.
  4. One of a bundle of fascines to cover besiegers.

Rouleau²

proper noun Rouleaus · Rulo

  1. countable A surname from French.
  2. countable, uncountable A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. countable, uncountable An island of Mistassini Lake, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada; in full, Ile Rouleau.

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@misc{rouleau_2026,
  title = {rouleau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rouleau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}