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scotia
1[ skoh-shuh ]
noun
Architecture.
- a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
Scotia
2[ skoh-shuh ]
noun
Literary.
scotia
/ ˈskəʊʃə /
noun
- a deep concave moulding, esp one used on the base of an Ionic column between the two torus mouldings
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scotia1
1555–65; < Latin < Greek skotía darkness (from its shadow)
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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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