'Linen scroll' definitions:

Definition of 'Linen scroll'

From: GCIDE
  • Linen \Lin"en\, n. [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin flax, AS. l[imac]n flax, whence l[imac]nen made of flax; akin to OS., Icel., & MHG. l[imac]n flax and linen, G. lein, leinen, linen, Sw. lin flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen, Gr. li`non. Cf. Line, Linseed.]
  • 1. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting, towels, tablecloths, etc.; as, bed linens "In linen white as milk." --Robert of Brunne. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times, chiefly made of linen. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
  • Linen draper, a dealer in linen.
  • Linen prover, a small microscope for counting the threads in a given space in linen fabrics.
  • Linen scroll, Linen pattern (Arch.), an ornament for filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff symmetrically disposed. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Linen scroll'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. --Isa. xxxiv. 4. [1913 Webster]
  • Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Geom.) Same as Skew surface. See under Skew. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]