scroll of parchment
1scroll — ► NOUN 1) a roll of parchment or paper for writing or painting on. 2) an ornamental design or carving resembling a partly unrolled scroll of parchment. ► VERB ▪ move displayed text or graphics on a computer screen in order to view different parts …
2Parchment — For other uses, see Parchment (disambiguation). Central European (Northern) type of finished parchment made of goatskin stretched on a wooden frame Parchment is a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin, often split. Its most… …
3scroll — noun 1》 a roll of parchment or paper for writing or painting on. ↘an ancient book or document written on a scroll. 2》 an ornamental design or carving resembling a partly unrolled scroll of parchment. verb 1》 move displayed text or graphics on …
4SCROLL OF ESTHER — (Heb. מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, Megillat Ester), the festal scroll of purim , the only one of the Five Scrolls to bear the title megillah as part of its traditional name (see scrolls , the Five). The Scroll of Esther tells the story of the salvation of… …
5scroll — (n.) c.1400, roll of parchment or paper, altered (by association with rolle roll ) from scrowe (early 13c.), from Anglo Fr. escrowe, O.Fr. escroe scrap, roll of parchment, from Frank. *skroda shred (Cf. M.Du. schroode shred, O.H.G. scrot piece… …
6Scroll — 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},… …
7Scroll chuck — 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.… …
8Scroll saw — 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.… …
9scroll´-like´ — scroll «skrohl», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a roll of parchment, paper or other material, especially one with writing on it: »He slowly unrolled the scroll as he read from it. b) a list, as of names or events; roll; schedule: »Figurative. to be… …
10scroll — like, adj. /skrohl/, n. 1. a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, esp. one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament. 2. something, esp. an ornament, resembling a partly unrolled sheet of paper or having a… …
