About The Word Scroll
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Scroll
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What's The Definition Of Scroll?
[n] a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
[n] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [v] (computer science) move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text" Synonyms | Synonyms for Scroll: coil | curl | curlicue | gyre | ringlet | roll | roll | whorl Related Terms | Find terms related to Scroll: See Also | calyx | corolla | Dead Sea scrolls | holograph | manuscript | move | round shape | verticil Scroll In Webster's Dictionary \Scroll\, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E.
escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. ['e]crou entry in the jail
book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD.
schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf.
{Shred}, {Escrow}.]
1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a
roll; a schedule; a list.
The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll.
--Isa. xxxiv.
4.
Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak.
2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off
spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman
architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
3. A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended
to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a
substitute for a seal. [U.S.] --Burrill.
4. (Geom.) Same as {Skew surface}. See under {Skew}.
{Linen scroll} (Arch.) See under {Linen}.
{Scroll chuck} (Mach.), an adjustable chuck, applicable to a
lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which
the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by
turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is
entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws.
{Scroll saw}. See under {Saw}.
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