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Definition of Roll-on

1. Noun. A dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator.

2. Noun. A woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips.

Definition of Roll-on

1. Adjective. (context: of deodorant, etc.) Applied by means of a ball that can be rotated to pick up liquid from the inner reservoir. ¹

2. Noun. (context: dated often in plural) A type of corset which is rolled on to the body. ¹

3. Noun. A cosmetic product (especially a deodorant) applied by means of a ball at the head of a container, which rolls the product on to the skin etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roll-on

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Literary usage of Roll-on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1873)
"The roll on the lower shaft is perfectly plain, and a width that exactly corresponds to the roll on the upper shaft ; the upper roll, however, has number of ..."

2. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by John Avery Lomax (1918)
"Roll on, roll on;• Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, Roll on, roll on; Roll on, little dogies, roll on. The road to that bright, happy region Is a ..."

3. Cowboy Songs, and Other Frontier Ballads by John Avery Lomax (1916)
"Roll on, roll on; Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, Roll on, roll on; Roll on, little dogies, roll on. The road to that bright, happy region Is a ..."

4. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Bon-Joseph Dacier (1840)
"... were figures representing the prophets : the one that looked toward the duke displayed a roll, on which was •written in large letters, Ecce nomen Domini ..."

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