Definition of Scrollwork

1. Noun. Ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scrollwork

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrollwork

scroll wheel
scroll wheels
scrollable
scrollback
scrollbar
scrollbars
scrolled
scroller
scrollers
scrolling
scrollings
scrolls
scrolltext
scrolltexts
scrollwise
scrollwork (current term)
scrollworks
scrolly
scrooch
scrooched
scrooches
scrooching
scrooge-like
scrooged
scrooges
scrooging
scroop
scrooped
scrooping

Literary usage of Scrollwork

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... came into vogue; scenes a la Wat- teau, and the Dutch sea coast accompanied by rococo scrollwork. ..."

2. Hand-forging and Wrought-iron Ornamental Work by Thomas Francis Googerty (1911)
"CHAPTER VII scrollwork THE scroll form is used extensively in decorative ironwork, ... 64- Riveted scrollwork scroll may be formed from any size or kind of ..."

3. Galleries and Cabinets of Art in Great Britain: Being an Account of More by Gustav Friedrich Waagen (1857)
"In the centre is a compartment with beautiful scrollwork, and three compartments with animals in two rows. On the back is a beautiful pattern with animals ..."

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