Roll-on

Quick meaning: Roll-on is an adjective meaning (of deodorant, etc.) Applied by means of a ball that can be rotated to pick up liquid from the inner reservoir.

Meaning

(of deodorant, etc.) Applied by means of a ball that can be rotated to pick up liquid from the inner reservoir.

More Meanings

1. A cosmetic product (especially a deodorant) applied by means of a ball at the head of a container, which rolls the product on to the skin etc.
2. (dated, often in the plural) A type of corset which is rolled on to the body.

Example Sentences

I never minded aerosols. But in the interests of the environment, I changed to roll-ons.

Roll-ons and lastex^([sic]) corsets in tube form were a lighter type of corset mostly worn by young women and under summer clothes.

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.

Word Forms

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