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Definition of Rollers

Roller
Roller 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.

Meaning of Rollers from wikipedia

- Road roller, a vehicle for compacting Steamroller, a form of road roller Bay City Rollers, or the Rollers, a Scottish pop rock band "The Roller", a 2011...
- ISBN 978-3-88842-048-1. Bay City Rollers discography at Discogs Bay City Rollers at IMDb Bay City Rollers at IMDb as Les McKeown's 70's Bay City Rollers...
- construction of roads and foundations. Similar rollers are used also at landfills or in agriculture. Road rollers are frequently referred to as steamrollers...
- fabric rollers that are individually available (without a handle), made to replace worn out rollers, once an old roller is removed the new roller can be...
- The diameter of a roller varies from approximately 0.8 inches (20 mm) to 1.5 inches (38 mm). The hair is heated, and the rollers strain and break the...
- gain can far exceed its expenses for the high roller's visit. Related to high rollers are "low rollers", a loosely defined term whose meaning changes...
- for the name roller coaster. It is said to have originated from an early American design where slides or ramps were ****ed with rollers over which a sled...
- bicycle trainers, rollers do not attach to the bicycle frame, and the rider must maintain balance on the rollers while training. Bicycle rollers normally consist...
- The majority of steam rollers are outwardly similar to traction engines as many traction engine manufacturers later produced rollers based on their existing...
- "Great Rock Discography". p. 696. "Slow Rollers - The Rolling Stones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2021. Slow Rollers...