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rouleau

[roo-loh]

noun, plural -leaux, -leaus

[-lohz] .

a roll or strip of something, as trimming on a hat brim.

a stack or roll of coins put up in cylindrical form in a paper wrapping.

Origin:
1685–95; < French; Middle French rolel, diminutive of role roll

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rouleau (ˈruːləʊ)

—n , pl -leaux, -leaus
1.	a roll of paper containing coins
2.	(often plural) a roll of ribbon

[C17: from French, from roleroll]

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