What is another word for scrollwork?

Pronunciation: [skɹˈə͡ʊlwɜːk] (IPA)

Scrollwork refers to intricate designs or patterns made of scrolls, curves, and spirals. Synonyms for scrollwork include filigree, ornamental work, arabesque, curlwork, tracery, lacework, and fretwork. Filigree is a delicate, decorative metalwork created with fine wires or threads that are soldered together or twisted. Ornamental work refers to any decorative work, including scrollwork, that is added to objects to beautify them. Arabesque is a type of ornamental scrollwork that features intricate geometric patterns. Curlwork is scrollwork or ornamental designs consisting of curves or spirals. Tracery is an ornamental, decorative work that features interlacing lines. Lacework refers to intricate, delicate designs that resemble lacework. Fretwork is ornamental scrollwork created by carving or cutting interlaced patterns into wood or other materials.

What are the hypernyms for Scrollwork?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Scrollwork

If you enter, you pass under the metal scrollwork of the iron gates, and, above, the gilded circle of a coronet glistens in the sunshine.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
The State Police car had pulled up in front of a large three-story frame house with faded and discolored paint and jigsaw scrollwork around the cornices, standing among a clump of trees beside the road.
"Murder in the Gunroom"
Henry Beam Piper
The gates were monstrosities of elaborate iron scrollwork, craftsmanship clever enough in its way, but of an ornate kind more in keeping with the orange trees of the South than with this wooded Surrey countryside.
"Bat Wing"
Sax Rohmer

Related words: Gothic architecture, ornate architecture, religious architecture, medieval architecture, cathedral architecture, church architecture, spire architecture

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