scroll saw
noun
1
: fretsaw
2
: a machine saw with a table for supporting the material and a narrow vertically reciprocating blade for cutting curved lines or ornamental openwork patterns
Examples of scroll saw in a Sentence
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Using jigsaws, band saws and a scroll saw, carpenters then cut those shapes from plywood, medium-density fiberboard and Masonite.
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Peter Libbey, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021
Peter Libbey, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Scroll saw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scroll%20saw. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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