"handscroll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: handscrolls [plural]
Etymology: hand + scroll Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|scroll}} hand + scroll Head templates: {{en-noun}} handscroll (plural handscrolls)
  1. A traditional Asian scroll that unfolds horizontally so that the reader can view one section at a time while holding it in the hands. Wikipedia link: handscroll Synonyms: hand scroll
    Sense id: en-handscroll-en-noun-BJ~wLth6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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