scrollwork

[ skrohl-wurk ]

/ ˈskroʊlˌwɜrk /

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noun

decorative work in which scroll forms figure prominently.

ornamental work cut out with a scroll saw.

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Origin of scrollwork

First recorded in 1730–40; scroll + work

Words nearby scrollwork

scroll, scroll bone, scroll foot, scrollhead, scroll saw, scrollwork, scrome, scrooch, scrooge, Scrooge, Ebenezer, scroop

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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 Hecht
Marble, bronze, carved and painted brick—a filigree and a scrollwork—put forth claims.
Erik Dorn|Ben Hecht
We 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. Silloway
The 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 Diffin

He 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

scrollwork

/ (ˈskrəʊlˌwɜːk) /

noun

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

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