roll+of+paper+or+parchment

  • 21Scroll — Scroll, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. [ e]crou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf. {Shred},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22Scroll chuck — Scroll Scroll, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. [ e]crou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf.… …

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  • 23Scroll saw — Scroll Scroll, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. [ e]crou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24scroll — 1. noun /skɹoʊl/ a) A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list. b) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of… …

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  • 25scroll — skrəʊl n. roll of paper or parchment with writing on it; ornamental design resembling a scroll; object shaped like a spiral; roster, list v. create curves or spirals, cut into spirals or curves; move on screen text or images horizontally or… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26scrolled — skrəʊl n. roll of paper or parchment with writing on it; ornamental design resembling a scroll; object shaped like a spiral; roster, list v. create curves or spirals, cut into spirals or curves; move on screen text or images horizontally or… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 27scrolling — n. action of moving text or images horizontally or vertically so new information appears on one side of the screen as older information disappears from the other side (Computers); disruption in an Internet chat area by entering several lines of… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28scrolls — skrəʊl n. roll of paper or parchment with writing on it; ornamental design resembling a scroll; object shaped like a spiral; roster, list v. create curves or spirals, cut into spirals or curves; move on screen text or images horizontally or… …

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  • 29scroll — n. 1. Schedule, list, roll of paper or parchment. 2. Flourish, paraph. 3. Volute, spiral ornament …

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  • 30calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… …

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