A roach, in the powwow sense, is a type of headdress made from tied porcupine and deer hair, with one or two upright eagle feathers attached to the top The deer hair may be dyed to match the regalia of the person who is wearing it Today, roaches are longer than they used to be in the past, varying from 18 to 22 inches (45 - 55cm) Roaches are the most common form of headdress found at modern powwows and can be worn by all of the men's dance styles
{i} cockroach; butt of a marijuana cigarette (Slang); European freshwater fish; any of a number of similar fish; roll of hair brushed back from the forehead; upward curve of a square sail (Nautical)
A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit
A roach is the same as a cockroach. American jazz drummer who defined the role of the drummer in the development of bop. Common European sport fish (Rutilus rutilus) of the carp family (Cyprinidae), found in lakes and slow rivers. A high-backed, yellowish green fish with red eyes and reddish fins, the roach is 6-16 in. (15-40 cm) long and weighs up to 4.5 lbs (2 kg). It lives in small schools and eats plants, insects, and small animals. It is sometimes eaten or used as bait. In North America, other fishes are called roach, including the rudd, the golden shiner (both cyprinids), and several members of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae). Roach Hal Harold Eugene Roach Roach Maxwell
European freshwater food fish having a greenish back the butt of a marijuana cigarette
The butt of a joint; it is strong because it catches and concentrates the resin from the rest of the joint Common cry of despair : " Who roached the joint ? "
a fish found in brackish coastal waters of the northern and northwestern Caspian Sea (Rutilus caspicus, formerly recognized as subspecies of the common roach)
The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug, is a large species of cockroach which is dark brown to black in color and has a glossy body
orig. Harold Eugene Roach born Jan. 14, 1892, Elmira, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 2, 1992, Bel Air, Calif. U.S. film producer. He tried gold prospecting before becoming a bit player in Hollywood (1912). He befriended Harold Lloyd and directed and produced Just Nuts (1915), in which Lloyd starred, then formed the Hal Roach Studio (1919) and went on to produce other Lloyd comedies such as Safety Last (1923). In the 1920s and '30s he produced thousands of comedy shorts, winning Academy Awards for The Music Box (1932) and Bored of Education (1936). In addition to producing the Will Rogers films and the "Our Gang" shorts, he teamed Laurel and Hardy (see Stan Laurel; and Oliver Hardy) in their first film together in 1927 and produced a series of their films, including Leave 'em Laughing (1928) and Way Out West (1937), as well as other successes such as Topper (1937) and Of Mice and Men (1939). He ranks with Mack Sennett as a creator of inspired chaos in the early Hollywood comic style
{i} (born 1924) famous African American jazz drummer and outspoken civil rights advocate (recorded with other famous musicians, such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker)
born Jan. 10, 1924, New Land, N.C., U.S. U.S. jazz bandleader, composer, and drummer. Roach performed with many of the key bebop players of the mid-1940s, including Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. He developed a light, flexible manner of keeping time with the ride cymbal rather than the bass drum, updating the role of the drum set for the new music and exploring the melodic possibilities of the drums in his solos. He formed a quintet with trumpeter Clifford Brown in 1954 and continued as leader of his own group following Brown's death in 1956
born Jan. 10, 1924, New Land, N.C., U.S. U.S. jazz bandleader, composer, and drummer. Roach performed with many of the key bebop players of the mid-1940s, including Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. He developed a light, flexible manner of keeping time with the ride cymbal rather than the bass drum, updating the role of the drum set for the new music and exploring the melodic possibilities of the drums in his solos. He formed a quintet with trumpeter Clifford Brown in 1954 and continued as leader of his own group following Brown's death in 1956