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

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Example Sentences

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scrollwork

Our style was called ram’s head: two swoopy pieces of scrollwork with what looks like an urn in the middle.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 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

Overlapping polychrome circles and squares from the 1920s gave way to the postwar bombast of oversize sickle motifs and quasi-neoclassical rosettes and scrollwork.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2020

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

“Not the gingerbread you eat. Gingerbread is the name for the carving and scrollwork that decorated the hulls of pirate ships,” said Mom.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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