roll-top

Desk's sliding lid

Roll-top describes a desk or similar furniture with a flexible cover made of parallel wooden slats that slides up and back to reveal the work surface: She pushed up the roll-top to find the old letters still inside.

A roll-top desk typically has a curved top that accommodates the retracted cover.

desk

tambour

Small handheld drum

cubbyholes · drawers · lockable · writing · mahogany · oak · walnut · cherry · pedestal · carved

mechanism

tambour

Small handheld drum

rail · glide · slide · retractable · flexible · slatted · curved · disappearing · concealing · opening

vintage

antique

Old valued collectible

Edwardian · refinished · restoration · patina · collectible · period · heritage · traditional · estate · auction

Categories
Opposites
desk/furniture type

roll-topflat-top

Short hair, level surface

writing table · pedestal desk · secretary desk · standing desk

lid/cover mechanism

roll-topflat-top

Short hair, level surface

hinged lid · flip-top · open-top · lidless · sliding door

Family

roll, top, rolls, rolled, rolling, roller, rollers, tops, topped

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G