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 barchaic : a written message c: roster, list d: a riband with rolled ends often inscribed with a motto2 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]