scotia

¹ American  

[skoh-shuh] / ˈskoʊ ʃə /

noun

Architecture.

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

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Scotia ² American  

[skoh-shuh] / ˈskoʊ ʃə /

noun

Literary.

1. Scotland.

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scotia British  

/ ˈskəʊʃə /

noun

1. a deep concave moulding, esp one used on the base of an Ionic column between the two torus mouldings

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Etymology

Origin of scotia¹

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

Origin of Scotia²

< Latin: Scotland. See Scot, -ia

Example Sentences

Just at the edge of the corona a line should be cut in, called the scotia.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

In section this moulding may be compared to a large scotia divided into two cavettos by a torus.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir

If properly taught the beauty in the orders of architecture can be brought out in the making of the bead, fillet, scotia, cove, etc.

From A Course In Wood Turning by Milton, Archie S.

The latter is a true cornice, composed of a small torus or bead, a scotia, and a fillet.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir