Rolodexn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊlədɛks/, U.S.

/ˈroʊləˌdɛks/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rolling adj., -o- connective, index n.

Etymology: < rol- (in rolling adj.) + -o- connective + -dex (in index n.).Compare the following earlier use of the same word form as a proprietary name for a different product (the etymology of which is unknown):1940 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 9 Apr. 263/1 Rolodex... Paper dispensing device for a desk.

Originally North American.

A proprietary name for: a type of desktop card index in the form of a small tray or rotating spindle to which removable cards (typically used to record the names, addresses, and phone numbers of personal or business contacts) are attached. Also figurative.

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1951 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 27 Mar. 974/1 Rolodex... Visible card filing device housed in a case with cover. Claims use since May 1, 1950.

1976 New Yorker 24 May 121/1 If Humphrey were nominated..most of the people at the Federal City Club wouldn't have to change a name on their Rolodexes.

1986 A. Stoddard Living Beautiful Life (1988) ii. 23 My friend has color coded her Rolodex..so she can quickly find her literary agent's name listed on a blue card.

1988 R. Dole & E. Dole Doles viii. 198 A range of contacts, developed over his earlier White House stints,..made him a walking Rolodex.

2004 P. F. Hamilton Pandora's Star xxii. 739 There were no arrays, databases, or networks; offices of clerks and accountants kept books and files and rolodexes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rolodex
释义	Rolodexn. Brit. /ˈrəʊlədɛks/, U.S. /ˈroʊləˌdɛks/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rolling adj., -o- connective, index n. Etymology: < rol- (in rolling adj.) + -o- connective + -dex (in index n.).Compare the following earlier use of the same word form as a proprietary name for a different product (the etymology of which is unknown):1940 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 9 Apr. 263/1 Rolodex... Paper dispensing device for a desk. Originally North American. A proprietary name for: a type of desktop card index in the form of a small tray or rotating spindle to which removable cards (typically used to record the names, addresses, and phone numbers of personal or business contacts) are attached. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1951 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 27 Mar. 974/1 Rolodex... Visible card filing device housed in a case with cover. Claims use since May 1, 1950. 1976 New Yorker 24 May 121/1 If Humphrey were nominated..most of the people at the Federal City Club wouldn't have to change a name on their Rolodexes. 1986 A. Stoddard Living Beautiful Life (1988) ii. 23 My friend has color coded her Rolodex..so she can quickly find her literary agent's name listed on a blue card. 1988 R. Dole & E. Dole Doles viii. 198 A range of contacts, developed over his earlier White House stints,..made him a walking Rolodex. 2004 P. F. Hamilton Pandora's Star xxii. 739 There were no arrays, databases, or networks; offices of clerks and accountants kept books and files and rolodexes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1951
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