01 n. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
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A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.“The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll.” — Isa. xxxiv. 4.“Here is the scroll of every man's name.” — Shak.
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An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.(Arch.)
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A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal.[U.S.]
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Phrases & compounds
Linen scroll —
See under Linen.
Scroll chuck —
an adjustable chuck, applicable to a lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws.
Scroll saw —
See under Saw.