roll-top — ☆ roll top [rōl′täp΄ ] adj. made with a flexible top of parallel slats that slides back [a roll top desk] * * * … Universalium
roll-top — ☆ roll top [rōl′täp΄ ] adj. made with a flexible top of parallel slats that slides back [a roll top desk] … English World dictionary
roll-top — rollˈ top adjective (of a desk) having a flexible cover of slats that rolls up • • • Main Entry: ↑roll … Useful english dictionary
roll-top — /ˈroʊl tɒp/ (say rohl top) adjective 1. fitted with a slatted cover, that rolls up: a roll top desk. 2. (of clothing, as socks, pants, etc.) having a smooth section or band designed to be rolled down …
roll top — noun 1. : the flexible cover of a rolltop desk 2. : rolltop desk * * * 1. a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top. 2. Also called roll top… … Useful english dictionary
roll-top desk — UK US noun [countable] [singular roll top desk plural roll top desks] a desk with a curved cover that you can pull down and lock Thesaurus: deskshyponym … Useful english dictionary
roll-top desk — roll′ top (or roll′top ) desk′ n. fur a desk with a flexible sliding cover, often of closely set wood strips, that can be pulled down over the working surface or rolled up beneath the top • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
roll-top desk — roll top desks also rolltop desk N COUNT A roll top desk is a desk which has a wooden cover which can be pulled down over the writing surface when the desk is not being used … English dictionary
roll-top desk — noun count a desk with a curved cover that you can pull down and lock … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roll-top desk — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms roll top desk : singular roll top desk plural roll top desks a desk with a curved cover that you can pull down and lock … English dictionary