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单词 rollaway
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rollawayadj.n.

Brit. /ˈrəʊləweɪ/, U.S. /ˈroʊləˌweɪ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roll v.2, away adv.
Etymology: < roll v.2 + away adv.
A. adj.
1.
a. Designating a roll collar (roll collar n.). rare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [adjective] > turned up, back, or down
rolled1806
turned-up1836
turned-down1840
turned-back1861
rollaway1882
the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [adjective] > folded up or down
turn-up1685
turned-up1836
turned-down1840
rollaway1882
1882 Literary World (Boston) 29 July 243/3 He [sc. Walt Whitman] went about in a roll-away collar.
1977 S. Berkoff East xvi. 44 I'll wear a roll away collar, a Johnny Ray collar, that sails out of your necks and a skinny tie.
b. Of a hood on a coat: that can be rolled up and stored beneath or inside the coat's collar.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > other
head-lined1607
liripipionated1653
lappeted1804
headscarved1954
rollaway1960
1960 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 21 Oct. 11/3 (advt.) Men's ‘Olympian’ jackets... Completely washable. Roll-away hood.
1961 Salt Lake Tribune 20 Aug. a5/3 (advt.) Roll-away hood stores out of sight under the collar.
1997 Trail May 107/1 It's got zipped ventilator pockets, a rollaway hood and Velcro-adjustable cuffs.
2007 Adventure Trav. Jan.–Feb. 88/1 For twenty-five smackers you get a..piece of kit that's insulated,..features a comfortable fleece lining, a roll away hood and hem draw cords.
2. Originally and chiefly North American. That may be moved on wheels or castors.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adjective] > rolling along > that may be rolled along
rollable1729
rollaway1910
roll-around1928
rollout1934
1910 Archit. Rec. Aug. 36/1 (advt.) Rollaway Window Screens are handsome in appearance.
1938 Sun (Baltimore) 13 Oct. 11/3 Mr. Latham invented the ‘roll-away’ stage over the footlights which is used in many motion-picture houses.
1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 29 Mar. 119/1 There are no litter problems, eggs are laid in rollaway nests, the floor area per bird is only 1 sq ft.
1966 A. Cavanaugh Children are Gone ii. iii. 30 A musty old building... Three rooms with a rollaway bed, which she and two other girls had taken turns occupying.
1969 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Nov. 2/2 The charming young hostess..offered to get a roll~away cot for me.
2002 T. Shimoda Fourth Treasure (2003) 31 Until she was eight, Tina slept on a rollaway bed in her mother's room.
B. n.
Originally and chiefly North American. A bed fitted with wheels or castors, allowing it to be moved easily.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > truckle-bed
truckle-bed1459
tirl-bed1487
trundle-bed1542
wheel-bed1556
trundle bedstead1590
truckle1637
truckle bedstead1895
rollaway1958
1958 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 4 June 14/2 Cots and roll-aways donated by townspeople after a radio appeal.
1971 A. A. Michele You don't have to Ache ix. 188 Frequently the ‘rollaways’ that motels keep for the use of children are harder and better for your back than the regular bed mattress.
1984 L. Erdrich Love Med. iv. 71 They had to be carried off and fit together on the rollaway, neat puzzles of arms and legs.
2002 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 10 Nov. viii. 21/2 What we've done in Puerto Rico several times [during hurricanes] is convert the ballroom..into a shelter. We set up rollaways and bunk beds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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