How to Use scrollwork in a Sentence

scrollwork

noun

• Snowflakes, lanterns and scrollwork based on the iron gates beckon you across.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2020
• Our style was called ram’s head: two swoopy pieces of scrollwork with what looks like an urn in the middle.
  — Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2021
• Hidden in the filigreed scrollwork is a bas-relief of St. George on a horse fighting a dragon.
  — Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2022
• Among the turquoise scrollwork and wrappings are inlays that depict morel mushrooms, oak leaves, and gobblers.
  — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2020
• An intricate lace pattern of scrollwork, leaves and vines adorned the bodice, cascading down the front panel of the dress and continuing in a wide band around the hem.
  — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• There’s intricate scrollwork throughout that adds flair to the overall design, with a matte-black finish.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2022
• The 400 guests perched on mirrored cubes amid the great stone ruins to watch the show after nightfall, the runway strafed by fire and lit by the flickering of iron candelabras with elaborate scrollwork.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 31 May 2018
• This garden arch is both attractive and functional, with a bench flanked by a wide arch, featuring scrollwork with a pretty heart design.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2022
• Over the years, balustrades get taken down, wrought iron removed, scrollwork covered by ubiquitous scaffolding.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2021
• The diamond and platinum tiara features leaf motifs and floral scrollwork, and was commissioned by Garrard.
  — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, 8 Oct. 2018
• The change of seasons also kicks up winds on Mars, and that can cause everything from dust devils which leave incredibly beautiful scrollwork on the surface to planet-wide dust storms.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2011
• This whimsical outdoor plant stand with metal scrollwork recollects a vintage ice cream cart, and offers a fantastic place to display your blooms and greens.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2022
• This charming four-person patio set features beautiful metal scrollwork on the seat backs and coffee table.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2022
• This pretty little gun features a very streamlined boxlock design with a single trigger, 26 lines-per-inch checkering, clean but attractive scrollwork, and the option of a straight or pistol grip stock.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 15 June 2020
• This small, attractive outdoor firewood rack has a separate rack that hooks to the top finished with decorative scrollwork for small branches and other kindling.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2022
• While the music racks of most high-style Victorian pianos were of elaborately carved and pierced wood, this one is fashioned of chased and engraved copper, brass and silver, with a delicate pierce-work surround of brass scrollwork and palmettes.
  — Barrymore Laurence Scherer, WSJ, 14 July 2017
• The windows still feature decorative scrollwork with hearts, circles and diamonds.
  — Michael Levenson, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
• Abbott’s 1937 photograph shows a jaunty villa designed in a transitional Greek Revival-Italianate style, with Italianate scroll-sawn brackets at the eaves and windows as well as a wraparound porch adorned with lively scrollwork.
  — New York Times, 8 Jan. 2021
• This attractive storage bench recollects French country style, with an antique pewter frame featuring decorative scrollwork, and a solid wooden seat with an oak finish.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
• Emulating Spanish tilework, this entertaining piece also has a floral motif with scrollwork in addition to a blue border.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2021
• Chisolm said she was tickled by Chojnicka’s ingenuity, comparing it to other creative projects during lockdowns — like focaccia bread decorated with herb wildflowers or sourdough rounds scored with scrollwork.
  — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024