■ noun
1》 a roll of parchment or paper for writing or painting on.
↘an ancient book or document written on a ~.
2》 an ornamental design or carving resembling a partly unrolled ~ of parchment.
■ verb
1》 move displayed text or graphics on a computer screen in order to view different parts of them.
2》 cause to move like paper rolling or unrolling.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~er noun
~ing noun
Origin
ME: alt. of obs. scrow 'roll', shortening of escrow .