From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
{Shred}, {Escrow}.]
1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a
roll; a schedule; a list.
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The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll.
--Isa. xxxiv.
4.
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Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak.
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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.
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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.
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4. (Geom.) Same as {Skew surface}. See under {Skew}.
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{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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rule \Rule\, n.
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Syn: regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; order;
method; direction; control; government; sway; empire.
[1913 Webster] Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruled};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruling}.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L.
regulare. See {Rule}, n., and cf. {Regulate}.]
1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority
or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer.
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A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that
ruleth well his own house, having his children in
subjection. --1 Tim. iii.
2, 4.
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2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion;
to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
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I think she will be ruled
In all respects by me. --Shak.
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3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by
universal or general consent, or by common practice.
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That's are ruled case with the schoolmen.
--Atterbury.
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4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a
direction or order of court.
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5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided
by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means
of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result;
as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
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{Ruled surface} (Geom.), any surface that may be described by
a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called
also a {scroll}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scroll
n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as
formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: {coil}, {whorl},
{roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
2: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn:
{scroll}, {roll}]
v 1: move through text or graphics in order to display parts
that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the
entire text"
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