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scotia

1

[ skoh-shuh ]

noun

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


Scotia

2

[ skoh-shuh ]

noun

, Literary.

scotia

/ ˈskəʊʃə /

noun

  1. a deep concave moulding, esp one used on the base of an Ionic column between the two torus mouldings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scotia1

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

Origin of scotia2

< Latin: Scotland. See Scot, -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scotia1

C16: via Latin from Greek skotia, from skotos darkness (from the shadow in the cavity)
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Example Sentences

Its name comes from the traditions of the Mi’kmaq First Nation of Nova Scotia, Canada.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia—It's amazing what some fresh Nova Scotia air can do.

The couple will visit Pictou County for an event to celebrate Celtic heritage in Nova Scotia.

On Thursday, Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter said he had ordered four government departments to investigate Rehtaeh's death.

Take Stacie, a stay-at-home mom in Nova Scotia, Canada, who's struggled with sex-related pain for years.

September 1998: Swissair 111 crashes near Nova Scotia with 229 on board.

On that fatal day in August on which war broke out we were in Nova Scotia.

But the Wizard of the North touched Scotia's rough hills with the rosy hues of his romance.

The citizens of Halifax, Nova Scotia, celebrated the 108th anniversary of the settlement of that place.

A large number of loyalists were now leaving the States and settling in Nova Scotia.

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

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