ROULETTE


Meaning of ROULETTE in English

■ noun

1》 a gambling game in which a ball is dropped on to a revolving wheel with numbered compartments, the players betting on the number at which the ball comes to rest.

2》 a tool or machine with a revolving toothed wheel, used in engraving or for making perforations between postage stamps.

■ verb use a ~ to make perforations in.

Origin

C18: from Fr., dimin. of rouelle 'wheel'.

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