scroll

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noun \ˈskrōl\

Simple Definition of scroll

: a long piece of paper that rolls around one or two cylinders and that usually has something written or drawn on it
: a decoration that looks like the curled ends of a scroll

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of scroll

1a : a roll (as of papyrus, leather, or parchment) for writing a documentb archaic : a written messagec : roster, listd : a riband with rolled ends often inscribed with a motto
2a : something resembling a scroll in shape; especially : a spiral or convoluted form in ornamental design derived from the curves of a loosely or partly rolled parchment scrollb : the curved head of a bowed stringed musical instrument — see violin illustration

scrolled

play \ˈskrōld\ adjective

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Examples of scroll in a sentence

He read from the scroll.
a scarf with lovely green scrolls on it

Illustration of scroll

Origin and Etymology of scroll

Middle English scrowle, blend of rolle roll and scrowe scrap, scroll (from Anglo-French escrowe, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch schrode piece cut off, Old High German scrōt) — more at shred

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

scroll

verb

Simple Definition of scroll

computers : to move text or images of a Web page, document, etc., up, down, or to the side on a computer screen so that you can see all of it

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of scroll

intransitive verb

1 : to move text or graphics up or down or across a display screen as if by unrolling a scroll
2 : to progress, move, or be revealed as if by the unrolling of a scroll <watch scenery scroll by large picture windows — David Yeadon>
transitive verb
: to cause (text or graphics on a display screen) to move in scrolling