—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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.