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• roulette — /rooh let /, n., v., rouletted, rouletting. n. 1. a game of chance played at a table marked off with numbers from 1 to 36, one or two zeros, and several other sections affording the players a variety of betting opportunities, and having in the… …   Universalium

• roulette — I. noun Etymology: French, literally, small wheel, from Old French roelete, diminutive of roele wheel, rowel, from Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota wheel more at roll Date: 1745 1. a. a gambling game in which players bet on which… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• roulette — [ro͞o let′] n. [Fr < OFr roelette, dim. of roele, small wheel < LL rotella, dim. < L rota, wheel: see ROLL] 1. a gambling game played by rolling a small ball around a shallow bowl with an inner disk (roulette wheel) revolving in the… …   English World dictionary

• roulette — /ruˈlɛt / (say rooh let) noun 1. a game of chance played at a table, in which an unlimited number of players bet on which of the compartments of a revolving disc or wheel will be the resting place of a ball circling it in the opposite direction.… …  

• Chesapeake pipes — Chesapeake pipes, which are also known as colono pipes, terra cotta pipes, local pipes, Virginia made pipes and aboriginal pipes,[1] refer to a type of tobacco pipe that was produced in the Chesapeake Bay region of eastern North America during… …   Wikipedia