C-scroll

[ see-skrohl ]

/ ˈsiˌskroʊl /

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noun

an ornamental motif in the shape of a C, used chiefly on furniture.

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beryl

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Words nearby C-scroll

CSA, CSB, csc, CSCE, csch, C-scroll, CSE, CSEA, C-section, CSF, CS gas

How to use C-scroll in a sentence

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Even as they gazed they saw its roof caught up, and whirled off as if it had been a scroll of paper.
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