scroll
/skɹoʊl/ noun C2- A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
- An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
- Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.
- 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.] Alexander Mansfield Burrill.
- The carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head.
- A skew surface.
- A kind of sweet roll baked in a somewhat spiral shape. · I ordered a glass of lemonade and a coffee scroll.
- The incremental movement of graphics on a screen, removing one portion to show the next.
Plural scrolls
From the library
The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne when they arrived, with a great crowd assembled about them—all sorts of little birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards: the Knave was standing before them, in chains, with a soldier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rabbit, with a trumpet in one hand, and a scroll of parchment in the other.
On this the White Rabbit blew three blasts on the trumpet, and then unrolled the parchment scroll, and read as follows:—
I scroll endlessly through documentaries exploring marine biology, intricate historical dramas, and lighthearted domestic comedies, entirely unable to commit to a single narrative.
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