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Pronunciation : Sco"ti*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sco"ti*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L.]
Definition : Defn: Scotland [Poetic] O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! Burns.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913