"scrollwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scrollworks [plural]
Etymology: From scroll + work. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scroll|work}} scroll + work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scrollwork (countable and uncountable, plural scrollworks)
  1. Ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scrollwork-en-noun-7Q-u8cC- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2007 April 1, S.S. Fair, “Toast of the Town”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "Some are nickel-plated over steel, others are engraved with scrollwork and fleurs-de-lis[…].",
          "type": "quote"
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