Scroll (?), n. [A dim. of OE.
scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF.
escroe, escroue, F. écrou 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, Escrow.] 1.
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.
2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of
undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant
form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll
pattern.
3. 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.] Burrill.
4. (Geom.) Same as Skew surface.
See under Skew.
Linen scroll (Arch.) See under
Linen. -- Scroll chuck (Mach.),
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.
Scroll (?), n. [A dim. of OE.
scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF.
escroe, escroue, F. écrou 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, Escrow.] 1.
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.
2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of
undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant
form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll
pattern.
3. 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.] Burrill.
4. (Geom.) Same as Skew surface.
See under Skew.
Linen scroll (Arch.) See under
Linen. -- Scroll chuck (Mach.),
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.
