Roll-top desk


noun
1.
a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
2.
Also called roll-top desk, rolltop desk. a desk with such a cover.
roll-top desk
noun
1.
a desk having a slatted wooden panel that can be pulled down over the writing surface when not in use Also called roll-top

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