Main Entry: ¹scroll

Pronunciation: \ˈskrōl\

Function: noun

Etymology: 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

Date: 15th century

1 a : a roll (as of papyrus, leather, or parchment) for writing a document b archaic : a written message c : roster, list d : a riband with rolled ends often inscribed with a motto
2 a : 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 scroll b : the curved head of a bowed stringed musical instrument — see violin illustration

— scrolled \ˈskrōld\ adjective

[scroll illustration]