(n) game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in, Syn.roulette wheel, wheel
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
‖n.; pl. F. Rouleaux E. Rouleaus [ F., a roll, dim. fr. fr. rôle, formerly also spelt roulle. See Roll. ] A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., properly, a little wheel or ball. See Rouleau, Roll. ] 1. A game of chance, in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered red and black spaces, the one on which it stops indicating the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Fine Arts) (a) A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to order to produce rows of dots. (b) A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Geom.) the curve traced by any point in the plane of a given curve when the latter rolls, without sliding, over another fixed curve. See Cycloid, and Epycycloid. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. A small toothed wheel used to make short incisions in paper, as a sheet of postage stamps to facilitate their separation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t. To make short incisions in with a roulette; to separate by incisions made with a roulette; as, to roulette a sheet of postage stamps. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
[apjon] (v) EN: be at a loss ; be at one's wit's end ; have no way out ; be at an impasse ; be in a helpless situation ; be in dire straits ; be hard up FR: être en situation de détresse ; être au bout du rouleau ; se trouver dans une impasse
[damnoēn] (v) EN: proceed ; carry on ; carry out ; conduct ; go on ; go forward ; handle ; act ; walk ; go on foot ; go ; pursue FR: avancer ; se dérouler ; mener ; procéder
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