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rou⋅leau

[roo-loh]
–noun, plural -leaux, -leaus [-lohz] .
1. a roll or strip of something, as trimming on a hat brim.
2. a stack or roll of coins put up in cylindrical form in a paper wrapping.

Origin:
1685–95; < F; MF rolel, dim. of role roll
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rou·leau   (rōō-lō')   
n.   pl. rou·leaux or rou·leaus (-lōz')
A small roll, especially of coins wrapped in paper.

[French, from Old French rolel, diminutive of role, roll, from Latin rotula, diminutive of rota, wheel; see rota.]
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Main Entry: rou·leau
Pronunciation: rü-'lO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural rou·leaux /-'lO(z)/ or rouleaus
: a group of red blood corpuscles resembling a stack of coins
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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