单词 | to roll together |
释义 | > as lemmasto roll together to roll together 1. a. transitive. = sense 31a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > fold up or roll up wrapa1375 roll?a1425 wind?1523 to roll together1525 to roll up1530 fold1561 to wind up1590 furdel1594 to fold up1621 uproll1623 furla1657 telescope1844 concertina1891 accordion1897 1525 tr. H. von Brunschwig Noble Experyence Vertuous Handy Warke Surg. sig. G.ii/2 The vii. lernynge is that ye shall haue a substancyall bande of a yarde longe or more & of iiii fyngers brode and that you shall roll togyder saue ii handfull of the ende therwith begyn to bynde after the length of the heed. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rev. vi. 14 Heven vanysshed awaye, as a scroll when hitt is rolled togedder. 1603 A. Dent Ruine of Rome (Rev. vi. 12) 73 For there was neuer any time..that..the Starres fell from heauen; or the Heauens rolled together like a scrole. 1650 T. Hubbert Pilula 189 The very bowels of heaven been rowled together, and turned towards you. 1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 5 A cylinder of paper, formed of three quires, compactly rolled together, and kept in shape by paste. 1874 L. J. Kennaway Crusts 187 We rolled our packs roughly together, crossed the river below us on horse-back. 1897 K. Chopin Pair of Silk Stockings in Vogue 16 Sept. 192/1 Then she replaced her shoes, rolled the cotton stockings together and thrust them into her bag. 1958 W. Bickel tr. R. Hering Dict. Classical & Mod. Cookery 509 Sarmale, Saurkraut Rolls: ground beef and pork mixed with boiled rice,..wrapped in leaves of cabbage pickled in whole heads and rolled together. 2006 A. Davis-Gardner Plum Wine xxvii. 275 She watched him roll the copied papers together and tie them with the white twine. b. intransitive. Of two or more parts or entities: to come together in a coil or ball; (of a single entity) to form into a coil or ball. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1603 T. Jackson Davids Pastorall Poeme i. 33 Whose bowels doe earne at the miseries of his saints, and his repentings rowle togither. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (1614) v. xii. 433 The drying of the barke maketh it roll together. 1769 P. Miller Gardeners Kalendar (ed. 15) 50 Reeds are the best covers, especially when they are made up like mats to roll together. 1806 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. III. 138 A number of snakes in summer, rolling together, form themselves into a kind of mass with the saliva of their mouth. 1877 A. Green Life & Times 370 This earth must wax old and decay; but when we see it roll together as a scroll..we shall then behold a kingdom which cannot be moved. 1892 Med. World 10 28/1 I..twist each one lightly, fold it, twist again and let it roll together in a loose roll three inches long. 1913 E. G. Montgomery Corn Crops xxiii. 284 The leaves assume a rather erect position, rolling together to a considerable degree. 2002 L. Haney in M. Ashley Mammoth Bk. Egyptian Whodunnits 166 Muttering an oath, Bak let the ends of the scroll roll together, tossed it into a basket of similar documents, and scrambled to his feet. 2. transitive. See sense 23. < as lemmas |
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