rouleau

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rouleau. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹuːˈləʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɹuˈloʊ/ === Noun === rouleau (plural rouleaus or rouleaux) A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. (textiles) 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 rouleau loop (medicine, chiefly in the plural) A stack of aggregated red blood cells, as seen in certain haematological and other diseases. (fortification) One of a bundle of fascines to cover besiegers. == French == === Etymology === From rouler +‎ -eau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁu.lo/ === Noun === rouleau m (plural rouleaux) roll, roller ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: ruló → Greek: ρολό (roló) → Turkish: rulo === Further reading === “rouleau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012