Home › Words › S › scrollworkscrollworkscrollwork means ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, scrollwork ranks #2,614 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom scroll + work.nounOrnamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork.e.g.“Some are nickel-plated over steel, others are engraved with scrollwork and fleurs-de-lis[…].” — 2007 April 1, S.S. Fair, “Toast of the Town”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.enscroll 77% match — To ornament with scrollwork. vs scrollwork →scrollwise 67% match — In the manner of a scroll. vs scrollwork →ornament 62% match — An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns. vs scrollwork →flutework 62% match — Fluted ornamentation; groovework. vs scrollwork →ornature 61% match — Decoration; ornamentation. vs scrollwork →sprigging 61% match — ornamentation in the form of sprigs or sprays. vs scrollwork →tooling 61% match — Work or ornamentation done with a tool. vs scrollwork →fretworked 60% match — Adorned with fretwork. vs scrollwork →