单词 | scroll |
释义 | scroll —scroll-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 spiral or coiled form. 3. a list, roll, roster, or schedule. 4. (in Japanese and Chinese art) a painting or text on silk or paper that is either displayed on a wall (hanging scroll) or held by the viewer (hand scroll) and is rolled up when not in use. Cf. kakemono, makimono. 5. the curved head of a violin or other bowed instrument. 6. a note, message, or other piece of writing. v.t. 7. to cut into a curved form with a narrow-bladed saw. 8. Computers. to move (text) up, down, or across a display screen, with new text appearing on the screen as old text disappears. v.i. 9. Computers. to move text vertically or horizontally on a display screen in searching for a particular section, line, etc. [1350-1400; ME scrowle; b. scrow, aph. var. of ESCROW and rowle ROLL] |
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