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Meaning of handscroll | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A traditional Asian scroll that unfolds horizontally so that the reader can view one section at a time while holding it in the hands.

Examples

“He is depicted by the painter Qian Xuan, another connoisseur of reclusion, in a 13th-century handscroll at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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