Category:Scroll

Scroll, n. Etym: [a dim. of oe. scroue, scrowe (whence e. escrow), Of. escroe, escroue, f. écrou 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.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: 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.