Meanings of rolled tightly in English

Under-clothing packs closer, by being rolled tightly, instead of being folded.

It was rolled tightly, as the opera had been, but this paper was thin and tissuey.

The rascal was naked, and in one hand he held his clothes, rolled tightly into a pack.

The Overland girls had found their blankets, and, rolled tightly in them, lay sound asleep on the bare ground.

All of them carried cloaks or overcoats rolled tightly and tied to their saddles, which they loosed and put on.

He had a suit of clothes ready for Alec, too, rolled tightly around a pair of boots he hoped would fit.

Ann Veronica stood in the twilight room staring at the door that had slammed upon her aunt, her pocket-handkerchief rolled tightly in her hand.

Always when one thought of him it was a baby laughing, tumbling-orthoughtfully, with his hand rolled tightly inside his father's, taking in the world.

"Clap that into her mouth," whispered Philip, handing Rawbon his handkerchief rolled tightly into a ball.