scrollwork

English

Etymology

scroll +‎ work

Noun

scrollwork (countable and uncountable, plural scrollworks)

  1. Ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork.
    • 2007 April 1, S.S. Fair, “Toast of the Town”, in New York Times‎:
      Some are nickel-plated over steel, others are engraved with scrollwork and fleurs-de-lis […] .
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