[skrohl-wurk] 
| 1. | decorative work in which scroll forms figure prominently. |
| 2. | ornamental work cut out with a scroll saw. |
| scroll·work (skrōl'wûrk') n. Embellishment with a scroll motif, especially ornamentation executed in wood with a scroll saw. |
scrollwork
in architecture and furniture design, use of curved elements suggesting such shapes as a sea wave, a vine, or a scroll of paper partly unrolled. In Classical architecture the main example is the volutes or spiral scrolls of an Ionic capital, which also appear less prominently in the Corinthian and Composite orders. On friezes a common device is the Vitruvian, or running dog, or wave, scroll
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