Rollsn.

Brit.

/rəʊlz/, U.S.

/roʊlz/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proper name Rolls-Royce.

Etymology: Shortened < the proprietary name Rolls-Royce (see Rolls-Royce n.).

colloquial.

A Rolls-Royce car. Also figurative.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.In quot. 1915 with unchanged plural.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > specific model

Olds1907

Model T1909

Ford1914

Rolls1915

Merc1930

T-model1932

beetle1958

T-bird1958

VW1958

Mini1959

Moke1959

deux-chevaux1962

Mini-Moke1962

Liftback1973

Beemer1978

Roller1979

foreign2010

1915 H. Rosher Let. 28 July in In Royal Navy Air Service (1916) 119 Had a first-rate crossing, and was met by one of the Rolls at Boulogne.

1928 E. Wallace Double i. 9 Dick knew the gentleman very well by name; indeed, he had recognised his big yellow Rolls standing outside the hotel.

1932 W. H. Auden Orators iii. 101 In Rolls or on bicycle they bolt for mama.

1963 J. B. Morton Best of Beachcomber ix. 102 She has a Rolls body and a Balham mind.

1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds x. 224 Do you think Bob might let me borrow the old Rolls, if not the new one?

2007 Windsor (Ont.) Star (Nexis) 24 July b1 I've tested my share of bling-bling vehicles, though the Rolls has got to be the blingiest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rolls
释义	Rollsn. Brit. /rəʊlz/, U.S. /roʊlz/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proper name Rolls-Royce. Etymology: Shortened < the proprietary name Rolls-Royce (see Rolls-Royce n.). colloquial. A Rolls-Royce car. Also figurative.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.In quot. 1915 with unchanged plural. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > specific model Olds1907 Model T1909 Ford1914 Rolls1915 Merc1930 T-model1932 beetle1958 T-bird1958 VW1958 Mini1959 Moke1959 deux-chevaux1962 Mini-Moke1962 Liftback1973 Beemer1978 Roller1979 foreign2010 1915 H. Rosher Let. 28 July in In Royal Navy Air Service (1916) 119 Had a first-rate crossing, and was met by one of the Rolls at Boulogne. 1928 E. Wallace Double i. 9 Dick knew the gentleman very well by name; indeed, he had recognised his big yellow Rolls standing outside the hotel. 1932 W. H. Auden Orators iii. 101 In Rolls or on bicycle they bolt for mama. 1963 J. B. Morton Best of Beachcomber ix. 102 She has a Rolls body and a Balham mind. 1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds x. 224 Do you think Bob might let me borrow the old Rolls, if not the new one? 2007 Windsor (Ont.) Star (Nexis) 24 July b1 I've tested my share of bling-bling vehicles, though the Rolls has got to be the blingiest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1915
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