单词 | to call the roll |
释义 | > as lemmasto call the roll 3. Originally Military. A list of names used to ascertain whether each one of a set of persons is present. Frequently in to call the roll and variants. Cf. muster roll n., roll-call n.In educational use, now chiefly North American: cf. register n.1 5c. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > list > [noun] > list of names or people > for checking presence name bookeOE roll1593 check-roll1599 call-book1663 band-roll1693 1593 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1870) I. 394 The personis absent [from the commission] at the ceissing of the bell, and calling of the roll, to incure ane vnlaw. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres v. 143 He taketh a roll of the bands committed to his charge. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iii. ii. 95 Wheres the roule?..let them appeere as I cal. View more context for this quotation 1669 in O. Airy Lauderdale Papers (1885) II. 142 Then were the rolles called & the Parliament fenced (as we call it heir). c1712 Song of Rid Square in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1934) I. 90 Att the brae above the heugh The clark sat down to call the rowes. 1749 R. Bolton Transl. Charter & Statutes Trinity-Coll., Dublin 64 The Dean shall only have their Names in a Roll given in by the Monitor, that he may see how often each of them has been absent. 1790 Gen. Reg. Inspection & Controul all Prisons 28 After prayers are read, the governor shall call the roll. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 247 A royal pursuivant was dispatched..to call over the roll of Sir John Ramorny's attendants. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xii The roll of each company is called at morning, noon, and night. 1862 W. C. Harris Prison-life in Tobacco Warehouse viii. 122 Up to the time when the order was first given to call the roll at seven o' clock, we had been accustomed to rise at eight o' clock. 1919 G. V. Bennett Junior High Sch. 156 In classes teachers must take the roll, and make a report to the principal. 1943 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 25 Mar. 4 a/7 When..[the] commander..calls the roll, he sounds like a stuck record as he arrives at the ‘w's’. The Weeks family..is responsible. 1966 H. Powdermaker Stranger & Friend xvii. 179 As the treasurer called the roll, each member arose and paid her dues of ten cents. 2007 A. L. Best Representing Youth ii. vi. 168 She called the roll using each student's full name and assigned class number. < as lemmas |
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