Cylindrical shapes formed by wrapping or rotating something around itself, such as bread rolls or paper rolls. As a verb, means to move by turning over and over or to form into a cylindrical shape.
From Old French 'rolle', from Latin 'rotulus' (little wheel), diminutive of 'rota' (wheel). The concept connects circular motion with the resulting cylindrical form, whether in bread-making or document storage.
The word 'rolls' beautifully connects motion and form - we 'roll' dough to make bread 'rolls', showing how the action creates the object. This same principle appears everywhere from rolling papers to rolling hills, where the movement that shaped something becomes part of its permanent name.
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