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Roulade

//ɹuːˈlɑːd// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.

    "He leaned back in his chair, and little more than the whites of his upturned eyes were visible; and beating time upon the table with one hand, claw-wise, and with two or three queer, little thrills and roulades, which re-appeared with great precision in each verse, he delivered himself thus, in what I suspect was an old psalm tune: […]"

  2. 2
    (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable wordnet
  3. 3
    A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked.
  4. 4
    a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To sing an elaborate embellishment of several notes to one syllable.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French roulade, from rouler (“to roll”), from Old French roler.

Etymology 2

From French roulade, from rouler (“to roll”), from Old French roler.

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