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. [ 1913 Webster ] The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. Isa. xxxiv. 4. [ 1913 Webster ] Here is the scroll of every man's name. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Geom.) Same as Skew surface. See under Skew. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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