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scotia
[ skoh-shuh ]
/ ˈskoʊ ʃə /
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noun Architecture.
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
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Also called trochilus.
Origin of scotia
1555–65; <Latin <Greek skotía darkness (from its shadow)
Words nearby scotia
Scotchwoman, Scotch woodcock, scoter, scot-free, ScotGael, scotia, Scotism, Scotland, Scotland Yard, scoto-, scotoma
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scotia
/ (ˈskəʊʃə) /
noun
a deep concave moulding, esp one used on the base of an Ionic column between the two torus mouldings
Word Origin for scotia
C16: via Latin from Greek skotia, from skotos darkness (from the shadow in the cavity)
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