[rʊˈlɛt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a gambling game in which a ball is dropped on to a revolving wheel with numbered compartments, the players betting on the number at which the ball comes to rest

- a tool or machine with a revolving toothed wheel, used in engraving or for making slit-shaped perforations between postage stamps


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (denoting a small wheel): from French, diminutive of rouelle ‘wheel’, diminutive of roue ‘wheel’, from Latin rota ‘wheel’

[rʊˈlɛt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make slit-shaped perforations in (paper, especially sheets of postage stamps)
(e.g: the pages are rouletted next to the binding)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (denoting a small wheel): from French, diminutive of rouelle ‘wheel’, diminutive of roue ‘wheel’, from Latin rota ‘wheel’