scotia

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sco=tia

CIDE DICTIONARY

scotia, n. [L., fr. Gr. skoti`a darkness, a sunken molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark shadow it casts, from sko`tos darkness.].

 A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.  [1913 Webster]

scotia, n. [L.].

 Scotland  [1913 Webster]
"O Scotia! my dear, my native soil!"  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

scotia, n. a concave moulding, esp. at the base of a column.

Etymology

L f. Gk skotia f. skotos darkness, with ref. to the shadow produced