A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that
ruleth well his own house, having his children in
subjection. --1 Tim. iii.
2, 4.
2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion;
to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
I think she will be ruled In all respects by me.
--Shak.
3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by
universal or general consent, or by common practice.
That's are ruled case with the schoolmen.
--Atterbury.
4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a
direction or order of court.
5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided
by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means
of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result;
as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
{Ruled surface} (Geom.), any surface that may be described by
a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called
also a {scroll}.
The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll.
--Isa. xxxiv.
4.
Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak.
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.
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.
4. (Geom.) Same as {Skew surface}. See under {Skew}.
{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}.