bum roll

noun

A crescent-shaped pad worn under ladies' skirts in the 16th and 17th centuries to accentuate the hips and make the waist appear smaller.

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Meanings

nounbum roll (plural bum rolls)

plural bum rolls

  1. historicalA crescent-shaped pad worn under ladies' skirts in the 16th and 17th centuries to accentuate the hips and make the waist appear smaller.
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APA

bum roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bum%20roll

MLA

“bum roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bum%20roll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bum roll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bum%20roll.

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