scrollwork
ornamental work cut out with a scroll saw.
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How to use scrollwork in a sentence
Beautiful clocks, massive with griffiens and gargoyles, nymphs and scrollwork—they shelter heroes.
Erik Dorn | Ben HechtMarble, bronze, carved and painted brick—a filigree and a scrollwork—put forth claims.
Erik Dorn | Ben HechtWe could hear no distinct sound save the whistle of the wind around the cross, or through the iron scrollwork.
The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland: | Thomas W. SillowayThe fact that its massive gold and its scrollwork of inlaid platinum were worth a fortune meant nothing to him then.
The Finding of Haldgren | Charles Willard DiffinHe came slowly to his feet and steadied himself with one hand on the scrollwork of the bed.
The Finding of Haldgren | Charles Willard Diffin
British Dictionary definitions for scrollwork
/ (ˈskrəʊlˌwɜːk) /
ornamental work in scroll-like patterns, esp when done with a scroll saw
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