scrollwork

American  

[skrohl-wurk] / ˈskroʊlˌwɜrk /

noun

1. decorative work in which scroll forms figure prominently.

2. ornamental work cut out with a scroll saw.

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scrollwork British  

/ ˈskrəʊlˌwɜːk /

noun

1. ornamental work in scroll-like patterns, esp when done with a scroll saw

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Etymology

Origin of scrollwork

First recorded in 1730–40; scroll + work

Example Sentences

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scrollwork

There are moments when the visuals of “Eternals” recalls Ray Harryhausen in their adamantly analog effects, and when the heroes work their magic, it often takes on the delicacy of finely-spun scrollwork.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021

These fancy and fanciful houses are what can happen when you go nutso with a jigsaw: wooden gingerbread and curlicues and scrollwork and turned balustrades galore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2021

On tours, one thing you will notice and perhaps tire of is the parade of antique buildings with gargoyles, scrollwork, and, likely, no elevators.

From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2019

More likely, the labels say, they were a kind of ear ornament, worn along with the more familiar-looking hoops and hooks incised with geometric patterns and scrollwork.

From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2011

All the rooms have steel air vents with black-painted scrollwork.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline