Roll — Roll, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.] 1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roll call — Roll Roll, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.] 1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parliament-Funkadelic — The bands The Parliaments, Parliament, and Funkadelic cannot be easily separated. For details on the individual bands, see their separate articles. Parliament Funkadelic George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic performing at the Granada Theater… … Wikipedia
Parliament-Funkadelic — ▪ American music group Introduction also known as P Funk massive group of performers that greatly influenced black music in the 1970s. The original members were George Clinton (b. July 22, 1941, Kannapolis, N.C., U.S.), Raymond Davis (b … Universalium
Parliament of Italy — Infobox Legislature name = Parlamento Italiano coa pic = Italy Emblem.svg coa pic = session room = house type = Bicameral houses = Senate of the Republic Chamber of Deputies leader1 type = President of the Senate leader1 = Renato Schifani party1 … Wikipedia
roll — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rolle, from Anglo French roule, rolle, from Medieval Latin rolla, alteration of rotula, from Latin, diminutive of rota wheel; akin to Old High German rad wheel, Welsh rhod, Sanskrit ratha wagon Date: 13th century … New Collegiate Dictionary
Roll — 15th century circular part of the chaperon for men. ♦ Membranes (rotuli) of parchment stitched together to form a record. (Frame, Robin. Colonial Ireland, 1169 1369, 144) ♦ Document, comprising parchment sheets, stitched end to end or all… … Medieval glossary
of parliament — Roll Roll, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.] 1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Long roll — Roll Roll, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.] 1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To call the roll — Roll Roll, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.] 1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English