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scrollwork

[ skrohl-wurk ]

noun

  1. decorative work in which scroll forms figure prominently.
  2. ornamental work cut out with a scroll saw.


scrollwork

/ ˈskrəʊlˌwɜːk /

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scrollwork1

First recorded in 1730–40; scroll + work

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Example Sentences

Beautiful clocks, massive with griffiens and gargoyles, nymphs and scrollwork—they shelter heroes.

Marble, bronze, carved and painted brick—a filigree and a scrollwork—put forth claims.

We could hear no distinct sound save the whistle of the wind around the cross, or through the iron scrollwork.

The fact that its massive gold and its scrollwork of inlaid platinum were worth a fortune meant nothing to him then.

He came slowly to his feet and steadied himself with one hand on the scrollwork of the bed.

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