roulade
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rou·lade
(ro͞o-läd′)n.
1. Music An embellishment consisting of a rapid run of several notes sung to one syllable.
2.
a. A slice of meat rolled around a filling and cooked.
b. Any of various other dishes in which a flexible base layer is rolled up together with a soft filling.
[French, from rouler, to roll, from Old French roler; see roll.]
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roulade
(ruːˈlɑːd)n
1. (Cookery) a slice of meat rolled, esp around a stuffing, and cooked
2. (Classical Music) an elaborate run in vocal music
[C18: from French, literally: a rolling, from rouler to roll]
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rou•lade
(ruˈlɑd)n.
1. a slice of meat rolled around a filling and cooked.
2. a musical embellishment consisting of a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable.
[1700–10; < French: a rolling =roul(er) to roll (Old French roueller, derivative of roelle; see rowel) + -ade -ade1]
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Noun | 1. | roulade - a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" |
2. | roulade - (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
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