scotia
[ skoh-shuh ]
/ ˈskoʊ ʃə /
noun Architecture.
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
Also called
trochilus.
Origin of scotia
1555–65; < Latin < Greek
skotía darkness (from its shadow)
Words nearby scotia
scotch-tape,
scotchgard,
scotchman,
scotchwoman,
scoter,
scotia,
scotism,
scotland,
scotland yard,
scoto-,
scotoma
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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
Word Origin for scotia
C16: via Latin from Greek
skotia, from
skotos darkness (from the shadow in the cavity)