Definition of Spring roll

1. Noun. Minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried.

Exact synonyms: Egg Roll
Generic synonyms: Dish
Geographical relationships: Cathay, China, Communist China, Mainland China, People's Republic Of China, Prc, Red China

Definition of Spring roll

1. Noun. A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried. ¹

2. Noun. (American English) An egg roll. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spring Roll

spring gun
spring heath
spring in one's step
spring lancet
spring ligament
spring line
spring lines
spring mattress
spring onion
spring onions
spring ophthalmia
spring out
spring peeper
spring peepers
spring quillwort
spring roll (current term)
spring rolls
spring scale
spring squill
spring tide
spring tides
spring to life
spring to mind
spring training
spring up
spring vetch
spring vetchling
spring water
springal
springald

Literary usage of Spring roll

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Pulp and Paper Making: A Practical Treatise by George Strong Witham (1920)
"Paper spring roll. Located at the end of the nest of dryers to lead the sheet of paper to the calenders, will be a spring roll 10^4 inches diameter, ..."

2. Origins in Williamstown by Arthur Latham Perry (1894)
"William Williams spring roll ending June 9, 1745. ... ending of the Fall Roll, as June 9 under these circumstances was the natural date of the spring roll. ..."

3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"As man's meanders to the vital spring Roll all their tides, then back their circles bring; Or whirligigs, twirl'd round by skilful swain, Suck the thread in ..."

4. How To, a Book of Tumbling, Tricks, Pyramids and Games by Horace Butterworth (1899)
"Hand spring; roll forward; snap up. Hand spring; head spring; snap up; roll over. Balance on elbows; head stand; roll forward and snap up. ..."

5. The Call of the Stars: A Popular Introduction to a Knowledge of the Starry Skies by John Robert Kippax (1914)
"... CHAPTER II THE NIGHT-SKY OF SPRING Roll on, ye Stars! exult in youthful prime, Mark with bright curves the ..."

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