roulettedadj.
/ruːˈlɛtᵻd/, /rʊˈlɛtᵻd/, U.S. /ruˈlɛdəd/ 1. Of postage stamps: perforated or indented by means of a roulette (roulette n. 4b).
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society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [adjective] > perforated
perf.1866
rouletted1867
1867 Philatelist 1 166 Some of the rouletted specimens are but an apology for it.
1891 W. A. S. Westoby Descriptive Catal. Postage Stamps 2 Several obliterated specimens are known of rouletted stamps.
1930 N.Z. Stamp Collector 11 22 Somebody at our Stamp Club meeting ventured to ‘read a paper’..all about rouletted and serrated and full-face Queens.
1966 Times 23 Mar. 14/4 Top price for a single stamp was £400 for an 1861-64 rouletted Bremen 10-groeschen black on a letter sheet.
2005 Stamp Mag. Apr. 93/2 Booklet has rouletted spine and is extremely fragile.
2. Chiefly Ceramics. Designed or decorated by means of a roulette (roulette n. 4a).
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the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > of or relating to archaeology > relating to artefacts > relating to specific artefacts
portholed1854
rouletted1895
rostro-carinate1912
pressure-flaked1923
1895 Photogram Apr. 91/2 When the rouletted block reaches the ordinary ‘jobbing printer’ it inevitably fills up with ink.
1938 Oxoniensia 3 28 Sherd with shell-grit; fine stabs and rouletted horizontal lines.
1977 Antiquaries Jrnl. 57 381 Fine wares include bowls..with a foot-stamp within rouletted circles (second century A.D.), and lead-glazed wares.
2006 H. P. Ray in M. T. Stark Archaeol. Asia xiv. 307 The distribution of Rouletted Ware, a fine textured pottery with rouletted decoration on the base, indicates that the coastal system had expanded.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1867