scroll Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
    gyre; ringlet; whorl; coil; curl; curlicue; roll.
  2. noun a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
    roll.
  3. verb move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen
    • Scroll down to see the entire text

WordNet

Scroll noun
Etymology
A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. écrou 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, Escrow.
Definitions
  1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
    The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. Isa. xxxiv. 4.
    Here is the scroll of every man's name. Shak.
  2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
  3. A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. U.S. Burrill.
  4. (Geom.) Same as Skew surface. See under Skew.

Webster 1913