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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCROLL, n. [probably formed from roll, or its root.]
A roll of paper or parchment; or a writing formed into a roll.
Here is the scroll of every man's name.
The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. Isaiah 34.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll]
2: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn: scroll, roll] v
1: move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"

Merriam Webster's

I. 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 scr?t) — 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 adjective II. verb Date: 1973 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a roll of parchment or paper esp. with writing on it. 2 a book in the ancient roll form. 3 an ornamental design or carving imitating a roll of parchment. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by down, up) move (a display on a VDU screen) in order to view new material. 2 tr. inscribe in or like a scroll. 3 intr. curl up like paper. Phrases and idioms: scroll saw a saw for cutting along curved lines in ornamental work. Etymology: ME scrowle alt. f. rowle ROLL, perh. after scrow (in the same sense), formed as ESCROW

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rule Rule, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruling.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See Rule, n., and cf. Regulate.] 1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer. A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection. --1 Tim. iii. 2, 4. 2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive. I think she will be ruled In all respects by me. --Shak. 3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice. That's are ruled case with the schoolmen. --Atterbury. 4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court. 5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book. Ruled surface (Geom.), any surface that may be described by a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called also a scroll.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Scroll Scroll, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. ['e]crou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf. Shred, Escrow.] 1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list. The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. --Isa. xxxiv. 4. Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak. 2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern. 3. A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] --Burrill. 4. (Geom.) Same as Skew surface. See under Skew. Linen scroll (Arch.) See under Linen. Scroll chuck (Mach.), an adjustable chuck, applicable to a lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws. Scroll saw. See under Saw.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(scrolls, scrolling, scrolled) 1. A scroll is a long roll of paper or a similar material with writing on it. Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. N-COUNT 2. A scroll is a painted or carved decoration made to look like a scroll. ...a handsome suite of chairs incised with Grecian scrolls. N-COUNT 3. If you scroll through text on a computer screen, you move the text up or down to find the information that you need. (COMPUTING) I scrolled down to find 'United States of America'. VERB: V prep/adv

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

skrol.

See ROLL.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Schedule, list, roll of paper or parchment. 2. Flourish, paraph. 3. Volute, spiral ornament.

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