scotia

[skoh-shuh]

noun Architecture.

a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.

Origin of scotia

1555–65; < Latin < Greek skotía darkness (from its shadow)

Also called trochilus.

Scotia

[skoh-shuh]

noun Literary.

Scotland.

Origin of Scotia

< Latin: Scotland. See Scot, -ia

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Examples from the Web for scotia

Historical Examples of scotia

The boys of the 'Scotia' are all coming over to Ellan for the great event.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me
Hall Caine
Just at the edge of the corona a line should be cut in, called the scotia.
Ten Books on Architecture
Vitruvius
Moreover towards the border of the Crown must be Carved a Scotia.
An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius
Vitruvius
Ye should bide longer in old Scotia and learn her history and her people.
In Unfamiliar England
Thomas Dowler Murphy
Oh, as for the Scotia, I advise you to give her up for the present.
In Search of the Castaways
Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for scotia

scotia

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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