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

Hidden in the filigreed scrollwork is a bas-relief of St. George on a horse fighting a dragon.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022

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

Motifs on the rings, brooches and pendants range from skulls to scrollwork, urns and starbursts of pearls and garnets.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2012

Sansa had never seen such armor; all burnished red steel, inlaid with golden scrollwork and ornamentation.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin