scroll
A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
Other meanings
An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.
Synonyms
- coil
- whorl
- curl
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "escroe".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “scroll” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.