SCOTIA


Meaning of SCOTIA in English

[ 'skəʊʃə ]

■ noun Architecture a concave moulding, especially at the base of a column.

Origin

C16: via L. from Gk skotia , from skotos 'darkness', with ref. to the shadow produced.

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