Meaning & use

Scrollwork

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Ornamental decoration consisting of spiral or curling lines, often found in architecture, furniture, or metalwork.

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The wrought-iron gate featured elaborate scrollwork along its top edge.

Intricate scrollwork bordered the pages of the medieval manuscript.

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The term evokes the look of an unrolled scroll's curling edges, a motif common in classical and Baroque design.

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