scroll
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4.8
- noun
- /skroʊl/
:
voluta
- Ibn had carved a graceful scroll around the inscription: Sir Hydel Pontifax of Cormyr.
Examples
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The scroll is purely decorative.
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His attention kept shifting to details he had never noticed before, such as the scroll design on the handle of a spoon.
Fiction book (1995) -
The front end of the sled was turned up, like a scroll.
Academic text (2009) -
Even the decorative scrolls, Sacconi argued, revealed Stradivari's deep, systematic knowledge of his craft.
Academic text (1994) -
The elaborate scroll design on the vase added a touch of elegance to the room.
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The artist created beautiful sculptures featuring intricate scrolls made from metal.
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She admired the ornate scrolls carved into the wooden framework of the ancient building.
Synonyms
38
3.5
A curved shape that winds around a center and moves outward or inward
20
3.7
A length of wire or rope wound in loops
14
1.0
A spiral shape like the edge of a leaf or the curve of a shell
11
6.0
A spiral shape that winds around like a spring or staircase
5
8.1
A spiral pattern seen in hair, leaves or smoke
4
7.9
A small decorative curl or twist in handwriting
A spiral shape used as decoration on the top of a column
A small round shape made of rings, like on a flower or leaf
Compounds
- Specialized
2
7.3
A small electric saw with a thin blade for cutting detailed curves in wood or thin materials
How Curled
Surface Forms
Etymology
The decorative scroll is named from the same root: it looks like something 'rolled up', forming a tight curl or spiral. That's why a scroll design is a curled or coiled shape used in art and architecture.