scotia
[ skoh-shuh ]
nounArchitecture.
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
Origin of scotia
11555–65; <Latin <Greek skotía darkness (from its shadow)
- Also called trochilus.
British Dictionary definitions for scotia
scotia
/ (ˈskəʊʃə) /
noun
a deep concave moulding, esp one used on the base of an Ionic column between the two torus mouldings
Origin of scotia
1C16: via Latin from Greek skotia, from skotos darkness (from the shadow in the cavity)
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