scroll chuck

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scroll chuck - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scroll \Scroll\, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E.
     escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. ['e]crou entry in the jail
     book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD.
     schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf.
     Shred, Escrow.]
     1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a
        roll; a schedule; a list.
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              The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll.
                                                    --Isa. xxxiv.
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              Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak.
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     2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off
        spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman
        architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
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     3. A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended
        to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a
        substitute for a seal. [U.S.] --Burrill.
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     4. (Geom.) Same as Skew surface. See under Skew.
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     Linen scroll (Arch.) See under Linen.
  
     Scroll chuck (Mach.), an adjustable chuck, applicable to a
        lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which
        the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by
        turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is
        entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws.
  
     Scroll saw. See under Saw.
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