Definitions for: Roller


[n] a grounder that rolls along the infield
[n] pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
[n] Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
[n] a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
[n] a cylinder that revolves
[n] a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
[n] a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore



Webster (1913) Definition: Roll"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder,
sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in
husbandry and the arts.

2. A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage
used in surgery.

3. (Naut.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in
upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.

4. A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling
cylinder; -- called also roller towel.

5. (Print.) 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. --W. Savage.

6. A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the
roller of a man.

7. A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.

8. (Zo["o]l.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf
roller. see Tortrix.

9. [CF. F. rollier.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species
of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciad[ae].
The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over
or ``tumbling'' in flight.

Note: Many of the species are brilliantly colored. The common
European species (Coracias garrula) has the head,
neck, and under parts light blue varied with green, the
scapulars chestnut brown, and the tail blue, green, and
black. The broad-billed rollers of India and Africa
belong to the genus Eurystomus, as the oriental
roller (E. orientalis), and the Australian roller, or
dollar bird (E. Pacificus). The latter is dark brown
on the head and neck, sea green on the back, and bright
blue on the throat, base of the tail, and parts of the
wings. It has a silvery-white spot on the middle of
each wing.



10. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of small ground snakes of the
family Tortricid[ae].

Ground roller (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
Madagascar rollers belonging to Atelornis and allied
genera. They are nocturnal birds, and feed on the ground.


Roller bolt, the bar in a carriage to which the traces are
attached; a whiffletree. [Eng.]

Roller gin, a cotton gin inn which rolls are used for
separating the seeds from the fiber.

Roller mill. See under Mill.

Roller skate, a skate which has small wheels in the place
of the metallic runner; -- designed for use in skating
upon a smooth, hard surface, other than ice.

Synonyms: crimper, curler, hair curler, roll, rolling wave, tumbler, tumbler pigeon

See Also: caster, castor, Coracias garrulus, Coraciidae, coraciiform bird, cylinder, domestic pigeon, European roller, family Coraciidae, garden roller, ground ball, ground roller, grounder, hopper, mechanical device, moving ridge, paint roller, platen, roller blind, roller skate, sprocket, trundle, wave, wheel

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