Meanings
plural roll-ons
- datedin pluraloftenA type of corset which is rolled on to the body.
Roll-ons and lastex^([sic]) corsets in tube form were a lighter type of corset mostly worn by young women and under summer clothes.
1997, Marianne Thesander, The Feminine Ideal, page 1391 more example
We've had […] the Dior padded hips and bosoms, bustles for big bums, roll-ons for flat bums, and who remembers Sabrina in the 50s? She had to be hour-glass shape.
2007 November 6, Michele Hanson, The Guardian
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian ластичен колан
- ластичен колан (lastičen kolan)type of corset
Finnish roll-on
- roll-oncosmetic product
German Deoroller
- Deorollercosmetic product
Polish gorset elastyczny, dezodorant w kulce
- gorset elastycznytype of corset
- dezodorant w kulcecosmetic product
Swedish roll-on
- roll-oncosmetic product
Cite this entry
roll-on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll-on
“roll-on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roll-on. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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