scrollwork

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• Scrollwork — is an element of ornamentation and graphic design. The various forms are named by their supposed resemblance to the edge on view of a parchment scroll. Scrollwork is most commonly associated with Baroque Architecture, though it saw uses in almost …   Wikipedia

• scrollwork — [skrōlwʉrk΄] n. 1. ornamental work marked by scrolls 2. ornamental work done with a scroll saw …   English World dictionary

• scrollwork — /skrohl werrk /, n. 1. decorative work in which scroll forms figure prominently. 2. ornamental work cut out with a scroll saw. [1730 40; SCROLL + WORK] * * * ▪ architecture  in architecture and furniture design, use of curved elements suggesting… …   Universalium

• scrollwork — noun Date: 1739 ornamentation characterized by scrolls; especially fancy designs in wood often made with a scroll saw …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scrollwork — noun Ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork …   Wiktionary

• Scrollwork — Украшение букв завитками; Орнамент в виде завитков …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

• scrollwork — scroll|work [ skroul,wɜrk ] noun uncount designs that look like SCROLLS, used for decoration …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scrollwork — n. ornamental work based on spiral or curved patterns; decorative object created on a scroll saw …   English contemporary dictionary

• scrollwork — noun decoration consisting of spiral lines or patterns …   English new terms dictionary

• scrollwork — noun (U) technical decoration in the shape of scrolls …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• scrollwork — scroll•work [[t]ˈskroʊlˌwɜrk[/t]] n. 1) decorative work containing scroll forms 2) ornamental work cut out with a scroll saw • Etymology: 1730–40 …   From formal English to slang