'Scroll' definitions:

Definition of 'scroll'

From: WordNet
noun
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]
noun
A document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn: scroll, roll]
verb
Move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"

Definition of '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]

Definition of 'scroll'

From: GCIDE
  • Rule \Rule\, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • Syn: regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; order; method; direction; control; government; sway; empire. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
  • A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection. --1 Tim. iii.
  • 2, 4. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive. [1913 Webster]
  • I think she will be ruled In all respects by me. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice. [1913 Webster]
  • That's are ruled case with the schoolmen. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Ruled surface (Geom.), any surface that may be described by a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called also a scroll. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'scroll'

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