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DEFINITIONS OF: scroll

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n a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

Synonyms:
roll
Examples:
Dead Sea scrolls
(Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s
Types:
Megillah
(Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim
Torah
(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
Type of:
holograph, manuscript
handwritten book or document

n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

Synonyms:
coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, whorl
Types:
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corolla
(botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth
calyx
(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
verticil
a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
hull
persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
pappus
calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions
Type of:
round shape
a shape that is curved and without sharp angles

v move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen

“Scroll down to see the entire text”
Type of:
move
go or proceed from one point to another
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