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scroll

[ skrohl ]

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noun

a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it:
a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
something, especially an ornament, resembling a partly unrolled sheet of paper or having a spiral or coiled form.
a list, roll, roster, or schedule.
(in Japanese and Chinese art) a painting or text on silk or paper that is either displayed on a wall hanging scroll or held by the viewer hand scroll and is rolled up when not in use. Compare kakemono, makimono.
the curved head of a violin or other bowed instrument.
a note, message, or other piece of writing.

verb (used with object)

to cut into a curved form with a narrow-bladed saw.
Computers. to move (text) up, down, or across a display screen, with new text appearing on the screen as old text disappears.

verb (used without object)

Computers. to move text vertically or horizontally on a display screen in searching for a particular section, line, etc.

scroll

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noun

a roll of parchment, paper, etc, usually inscribed with writing
an ancient book in the form of a roll of parchment, papyrus, etc
1. a decorative carving or moulding resembling a scroll
2. ( as modifier )
  a scroll saw
3. ( in combination )
  scrollwork

verb

tr to saw into scrolls
to roll up like a scroll
computing to move (text) from right to left or up and down on a screen in order to view text that cannot be contained within a single display image

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scroll¹

1350–1400; Middle English scrowle; blend of scrow, aphetic variant of escrow and rowle roll

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scroll¹

C15 scrowle, from scrowe, from Old French escroe scrap of parchment, but also influenced by roll

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But as we scroll down the list, I come up again, and this time I'm listed as both a human and an animal.

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Time with your favourite TV show or even a scroll through TikTok can also help to find that balance.

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His grandson, Colorado resident Tyler Walton, found @Not_EV_Altadena when he was scrolling on Instagram earlier this year.

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When scrolling through social media, you may have recently seen friends and family appearing in miniature.

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Gordon and others took some paintings and a Renaissance-era Purim scroll from Villa Aurora but had to leave thousands of rare books and personal mementos behind.

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