Usually means: Padded roll worn around waist.
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  1. bum roll: Wiktionary
  2. Bum-roll: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Bum-roll, bum roll: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dictionary of Corset-related Words and Terms (No longer online)
  2. FASHION AND DESIGN (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (bum roll)

noun:  (historical) A crescent-shaped pad worn under ladies' skirts in the 16th and 17th centuries to accentuate the hips and make the waist appear smaller.

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