Defn: The keeping of an alehouse by an officer of a forest, and drawing people to spend their money for liquor, for fear of his displeasure.
SCOTCHScotch, a. Etym: [Cf. Scottish.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants;Scottish. Scotch broom (Bot.), the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom.— Scotch dipper, or Scotch duck (Zoöl.), the bufflehead; — calledalso Scotch teal, and Scotchman.— Scotch fiddle, the itch. [Low] Sir W. Scott.— Scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.— Scotch nightingale (Zoöl.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.] —Scotch pebble. See under pebble.— Scotch pine (Bot.) See Riga fir.— Scotch thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle (Onopordonacanthium); — so called from its being the national emblem of theScotch.
SCOTCHScotch, n.
1. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
2. Collectively, the people of Scotland.
SCOTCH Scotch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scotched; p. pr. & vb. n. Scotching.] Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. scole a prop, and Walloon ascot a prop, ascoter to prop, F. accoter, also Armor. skoaz the shoulder, skoazia to shoulder up, to prop, to support, W. ysgwydd a shoulder, ysgwyddo to shoulder. Cf. Scoat.] [Written also scoatch, scoat.]
Defn: To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
SCOTCHScotch, n.
Defn: A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
SCOTCH Scotch, v. t. Etym: [Probably the same word as scutch; cf. Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E. shake.]
Defn: To cut superficially; to wound; to score. We have scotched the snake, not killed it. Shak. Scotched collops (Cookery), a dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with onion and other condiments; — called also Scotch collops. [Written also scotcht collops.]
SCOTCHScotch, n.
Defn: A slight cut or incision; a score. Walton.
SCOTCH-HOPPERScotch"-hop`per, n.
Defn: Hopscotch.
SCOTCHINGScotch"ing, n. (Masonry)
Defn: Dressing stone with a pick or pointed instrument.
SCOTCHMANScotch"man, n.; pl. Scotchmen (.
1. A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
SCOTCH RITEScotch rite. (Freemasonry)
Defn: The ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems, called in full the Ancient and Accepted Scotch Rite; also, the system itself, which confers thirty-three degrees, of which the first three are nearly identical with those of the York rite.
SCOTCH TERRIERScotch terrier. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of a breed of small terriers with long, rough hair.
SCOTERSco"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genusOidemia.
Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the velvet, or double, scoter (O. fusca). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter (O. Deglandi), called also velvet duck, white-wing, bull coot, white- winged coot; the black scoter (O. Americana), called also black coot, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter, or surf duck (O. perspicillata), called also baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead, pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also coots. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots.
SCOT-FREEScot"-free" [], a.
Defn: Free from payment of scot; untaxed; hence, unhurt; clear; safe.Do as much for this purpose, and thou shalt pass scot-free. Sir W.Scott.Then young Hay escaped scot-free to Holland. A. Lang.
SCOTHScoth, v. t.
Defn: To clothe or cover up. [Obs.]
SCOTHScoth, v. t.
Defn: To clothe or cover up. [Obs.]
SCOTIA Sco"ti*a, n. Etym: [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.)
Defn: A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.
SCOTIASco"ti*a, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: Scotland [Poetic]O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! Burns.
SCOTISTSco"tist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A follower of (Joannes) Duns Scotus, the Franciscan scholastic (d. 1308), who maintained certain doctrines in philosophy and theology, in opposition to the Thomists, or followers of Thomas Aquinas, the Dominican scholastic.
SCOTOGRAPHScot"o*graph, n. Etym: [Gr. sko`tos darkness + -graph.]
Defn: An instrument for writing in the dark, or without seeing.Maunder.
SCOTOMASco*to"ma, n. Etym: [L.] (Med.)
Defn: Scotomy.
SCOTOMY Scot"o*my, n. Etym: [NL. scotomia, from Gr. sko`tos darkness: cf. F. scotomie.]
1. Dizziness with dimness of sight. [Obs.] Massinger.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of a dark spot before the eye.
SCOTOSCOPESco"to*scope ( or ), n. Etym: [Gr. sko`tos darkness + -scope.]
Defn: An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a faint light. [Obs.] Pepys.
SCOTSScots, a. Etym: [For older Scottis Scottish. See Scottish.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).
SCOTSMANScots"man (-man), n.
Defn: See Scotchman.
SCOTTERINGScot"ter*ing, n.
Defn: The burning of a wad of pease straw at the end of harvest.[Prov. Eng.]
SCOTTICISMScot"ti*cism, n.
Defn: An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland orScotchmen.That, in short, in which the Scotticism of Scotsmen most intimatelyconsists, is the habit of emphasis. Masson.
SCOTTICIZEScot"ti*cize, v. t.
Defn: To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish. [R.]
SCOTTISHScot"tish, a. Etym: [From Scot a Scotchman: cf. AS. Scyttisc, and E.Scotch, a., Scots, a.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
SCOTTISH TERRIERScot"tish ter"ri*er. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Scotch terrier.
SCOUNDRELScoun"drel, n. Etym: [Probably from Prov. E. & Scotch scunner,scouner, to loathe, to disgust, akin to AS. scunian to shun. SeeShun.]
Defn: A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man withouthonor or virtue.Go, if your ancient, but ignoble bloodHas crept through soundrels ever since the flood. Pope.
SCOUNDRELScoun"drel, a.
Defn: Low; base; mean; unprincipled.
SCOUNDRELDOMScoun"drel*dom, n.
Defn: The domain or sphere of scoundrels; scoundrels, collectively; the state, ideas, or practices of scoundrels. Carlyle.
SCOUNDRELISMScoun"drel*ism, n.
Defn: The practices or conduct of a scoundrel; baseness; rascality.Cotgrave.
SCOURScour, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scoured; p. pr. & vb. n. Scouring.] Etym:[Akin to LG. schüren, D. schuren, schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure;Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to takecare. Cf. Cure.]
1. To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.
2. To purge; as, to scour a horse.
3. To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; — often with off or away. [I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask, Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it. Shak.
4. Etym: [Perhaps a different word; cf. OF. escorre, escourre, It. scorrere, both fr. L. excurrere to run forth. Cf. Excursion.]
Defn: To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or searchthoroughly; as, to scour the coast.Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain. Pope.Scouring barrel, a tumbling barrel. See under Tumbling.— Scouring cinder (Metal.), a basic slag, which attacks the liningof a shaft furnace. Raymond.— Scouring rush. (Bot.) See Dutch rush, under Dutch.— Scouring stock (Woolen Manuf.), a kind of fulling mill.
SCOURScour, v. i.
1. To clean anything by rubbing. Shak.
2. To cleanse anything. Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth better. Bacon.
3. To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.
4. To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper. So four fierce coursers, starting to the race, Scour through the plain, and lengthen every pace. Dryden.
SCOURScour, n.
Defn: Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.
SCOURAGEScour"age (; 48), n.
Defn: Refuse water after scouring.
SCOURERScour"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, scours.
2. A rover or footpad; a prowling robber. In those days of highwaymen and scourers. Macaulay.
SCOURGEScourge, n. Etym: [F. escourgée, fr. L. excoriata (sc. scutica) astripped off (lash or whip), fr. excoriate to strip, to skin. SeeExcoriate.]
1. A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip. Up to coach then goes The observed maid, takes both the scourge and reins. Chapman.
2. Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment. Sharp scourges of adversity. Chaucer. What scourge for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence Shak.
SCOURGEScourge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scourged; p. pr. & vb. n. Scourging.]Etym: [From Scourge, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.]
1. To whip severely; to lash. is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman Acts xxii. 25.
2. To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction. Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Heb. xii. 6.
3. To harass or afflict severely. To scourge and impoverish the people. Brougham.
SCOURGERScour"ger, n.
Defn: One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.The West must own the scourger of the world. Byron.
SCOURSEScourse, v. t.
Defn: See Scorse. [Obs.]
SCOUSEScouse, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A sailor's dish. Bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse contains meat, etc. See Lobscouse. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
SCOUTScout, n. Etym: [Icel. sk a small craft or cutter.]
Defn: A swift sailing boat. [Obs.] So we took a scout, very much pleased with the manner and conversation of the passengers. Pepys.
SCOUTScout, n. Etym: [Icel. skuta to jut out. Cf. Scout to reject.]
Defn: A projecting rock. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
SCOUT Scout, v. t. Etym: [Icel. sk a taunt; cf. Icel. skuta to jut out, skota to shove, skj to shoot, to shove. See Shoot.]
Defn: To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology. "Flout 'em and scout 'em." Shak.
SCOUT Scout, n. Etym: [OF. escaute scout, spy, fr. escouter, escolter, to listen, to hear, F. écouter, fr. L. auscultare, to hear with attention, to listen to. See Auscultation.]
1. A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy. Scouts each coast light-armèd scour, Each quarter, to descry the distant foe. Milton.
2. A college student's or undergraduate's servant; — so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip. [Cant]
3. (Criket)
Defn: A fielder in a game for practice.
4. The act of scouting or reconnoitering. [Colloq.] While the rat is on the scout. Cowper.
Syn. — Scout, Spy. — In a military sense a scout is a soldier who does duty in his proper uniform, however hazardous his adventure. A spy is one who in disguise penetrates the enemies' lines, or lurks near them, to obtain information.
SCOUTScout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Scouting.]
1. To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout. Take more men, And scout him round. Beau. & Fl.
2. To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.
SCOUTScout, v. i.
Defn: To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout. With obscure wing Scout far and wide into the realm of night. Milton.
SCOVELScov"el, n. Etym: [OF. escouve, escouvette, broom, L. scopae, or cf.W. ysgubell, dim. of ysgub a broom.]
Defn: A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.
SCOWScow, n. Etym: [D. schouw.] (Naut.)
Defn: A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.
SCOWScow, v. t.
Defn: To transport in a scow.
SCOWL Scowl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scowled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scowling.] Etym: [Akin to Dan. skule; cf. Icel. skolla to skulk, LG. schulen to hide one's self, D. schuilen, G. schielen to squint, Dan. skele, Sw. skela, AS. sceolh squinting. Cf. Skulk.]
1. To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry. She scowled and frowned with froward countenance. Spenser.
2. Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower. "The scowling heavens." Thomson.
SCOWLScowl, v. t.
1. To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown. Milton.
2. To express by a scowl; as, to scowl defiance.
SCOWLScowl, n.
1. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the expression of displeasure, sullennes, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown. With solemn phiz, and critic scowl. Lloyd.
2. Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect. Burns. A ruddy storm, whose scowl Made heaven's radiant face look foul. Crashaw.
SCOWLINGLYScowl"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a scowling manner.
SCRABBED EGGSScrab"bed eggs`. Etym: [CF. Scramble.]
Defn: A Lenten dish, composed of eggs boiled hard, chopped, and seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper. Halliwell.
SCRABBLEScrab"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrabbled; p. pr. & vb. n.Scrabbling.] Etym: [Freq. of scrape. Cf. Scramble, Scrawl, v. t.]
1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree. Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and getting up made shift to scrabble on his way. Bunyan.
2. To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl. David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate. 1. Sam. xxi. 13.
SCRABBLEScrab"ble, v. t.
Defn: To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper.
SCRABBLEScrab"ble, n.
Defn: The act of scrabbing; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble.
SCRABER Scra"ber, n. Etym: [Cf. Scrabble.] (Zoöl.) (a) The Manx shearwater. (b) The black guillemot.
SCRAFFLE Scraf"fle, v. i. Etym: [See Scramble: cf. OD. schraeffelen to scrape.]
Defn: To scramble or struggle; to wrangle; also, to be industrious.[Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
SCRAGScrag, n. Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. skraka a great dry tree, a long, leanman, Gael. sgreagach dry, shriveled, rocky. See Shrink, and cf.Scrog, Shrag, n.]
1. Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck. Lady MacScrew, who . . . serves up a scrag of mutton on silver. Thackeray.
2. A rawboned person. [Low] Halliwell.
3. A ragged, stunted tree or branch. Scrag whale (Zoöl.), a North Atlantic whalebone whale (Agaphelus giddosus). By some it is considered the young of the right whale.
SCRAGGEDScrag"ged, a.
1. Rough with irregular points, or a broken surface; scraggy; as, a scragged backbone.
2. Lean and rough; scraggy.
SCRAGGEDNESSScrag"ged*ness, n.
Defn: Quality or state of being scragged.
SCRAGGILYScrag"gi*ly, adv.
Defn: in a scraggy manner.
SCRAGGINESSScrag"gi*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being scraggy; scraggedness.
SCRAGGYScrag"gy, a. [Compar. Scragger; superl. Scraggiest.]
1. Rough with irregular points; scragged. "A scraggy rock." J. Philips.
2. Lean and rough; scragged. "His sinewy, scraggy neck." Sir W. Scott.
SCRAGLYScrag"ly, a.
Defn: See Scraggy.
SCRAG-NECKEDScrag"-necked`, a.
Defn: Having a scraggy neck.
SCRAMBLEScram"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrambled; p. pr. & vb. n.Scrambling.] Etym: [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake together withthe hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf. Scrabble.]
1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.
2. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired. Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast. Milton.
SCRAMBLEScram"ble, v. t.
1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth. Marlowe.
2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.
SCRAMBLEScram"ble, n.
1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.
2. The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office. Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and increases the scramble. Locke.
SCRAMBLED EGGSScram"bled eggs.
Defn: Eggs of which the whites and yolks are stirred together while cooking, or eggs beaten slightly, often with a little milk, and stirred while cooking.
SCRAMBLERScram"bler, n.
1. One who scrambles; one who climbs on all fours.
2. A greedy and unceremonious contestant.
SCRAMBLINGScram"bling, a.
Defn: Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.— Scram"bling*ly, adv.A huge old scrambling bedroom. Sir W. Scott.
SCRANCHScranch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scranched; p. pr. & vb. n. Scranching.]Etym: [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G. schranzen. Cf. Crunch,Scrunch.]
Defn: To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
SCRANKYScrank"y, a.
Defn: Thin; lean. [Scot.]
SCRANNELScran"nel, a. Etym: [Cf. Scrawny.]
Defn: Slight; thin; lean; poor. HavingGrate on their scranned pipes of wretched straw. Milton.
SCRANNYScran"ny, a. Etym: [See Scrannel.]
Defn: Thin; lean; meager; scrawny; scrannel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
SCRAPScrap, n. Etym: [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. SeeScrape, v. t.]
1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. I have no materials — not a scrap. De Quincey.
2. Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
3. pl.
Defn: The crisp substance that remains after trying out animal fat; as, pork scraps.
4. pl.
Defn: Same as Scrap iron, below. Scrap forgings, forgings made from wrought iron scrap. — Scrap iron. (a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which bar iron or forgings can be made; — called also wrought-iron scrap. (b) Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable for remelting in the foundry; — called also founding scrap, or cast scrap.
SCRAPBOOKScrap"book`, n.
Defn: A blank book in which extracts cut from books and papers may be pasted and kept.
SCRAPEScrape, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scraped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scraping.] Etym:[Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa, Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen,schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob. to E. sharp.]
1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface.
2. To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above). I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. Ezek. xxvi. 4.
3. To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborius effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; — often followed by together or up; as, to scrape money together. The prelatical party complained that, to swell a number the nonconformists did not choose, but scrape, subscribers. Fuller.
4. To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; — usually with down. Macaulay. To scrape acquaintance, to seek acquaintance otherwise than by an introduction. Farquhar. He tried to scrape acquaintance with her, but failed ignominiously. G. W. Cable.
SCRAPEScrape, v. i.
1. To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along.
2. To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich. "[Spend] their scraping fathers' gold." Shak.
3. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument.
4. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
SCRAPEScrape, n.
1. The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen.
2. A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment. H. Spencer.
3. A disagreable and embrassing predicament, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty. The too eager pursuit of this his old enemy through thick and thin has led him into many of these scrapes. Bp. Warburton.
SCRAPEPENNYScrape"pen`ny, n.
Defn: One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.
SCRAPERScrap"er, n.
1. An instrument with which anything is scraped. Specifically: (a) An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it. (b) An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc. (c) (Naut.) An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship. (d) (Lithography) In the printing press, a board, or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet and thus produce the impression.
2. One who scrapes. Specifically: (a) One who plays awkwardly on a violin. (b) One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
SCRAPINGScrap"ing, n.
1. The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.
2. Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street.
SCRAPINGScrap"ing, a.
Defn: Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser. — Scrap"ing*ly, adv.
SCRAPPILYScrap"pi*ly, adv.
Defn: In a scrappy manner; in scraps. Mary Cowden Clarke.
SCRAPPLEScrap"ple, n. [Dim. of scrap.]
Defn: An article of food made by boiling together bits or scraps of meat, usually pork, and flour or Indian meal.
SCRAPPYScrap"py, a.
Defn: Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture. A dreadfully scrappy dinner. Thackeray.
SCRATScrat, v. t. Etym: [OE. scratten. Cf. Scratch.]
Defn: To scratch. [Obs.] Burton.
SCRATScrat, v. i.
Defn: To rake; to search. [Obs.] Mir. for Mag.
SCRAT Scrat, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. scritta an hermaphrodite, Ir. scrut a scrub, a low, mean person, Gael. sgrut, sgruit, an old, shriveled person.]
Defn: An hermaphrodite. [Obs.] Skinner.
SCRATCH Scratch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scratched; p. pr. & vb. n. Scratching.] Etym: [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE. scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz, G. kratzen, OD. kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to rake, to scratch, Dan. kradse to scratch, to scrape, Icel. krota to engrave. Cf. Grate to rub.]
1. To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like. Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch glass.Grew. Be mindful, when invention fails., To scratch your head, and bite your nails.Swift.
2. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. Scratch out a pamphlet." Swift.
3. To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; — often with out.
4. To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow. To scratch a ticket, to cancel one or more names of candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party ticket in its entirety. [U.S.]
SCRATCHScratch, v. i.
1. To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to makescratches.Dull, tame things, . . . that will neither bite nor scratch. Dr. H.More.
2. (Billiards)
Defn: To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game. [Cant, U.S.]
SCRATCHScratch, n.
1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon. These nails with scratches deform my breast. Prior. God forbid a shallow scratch should drive The prince of Wales from such a field as this. Shak.
2. (Pugilistic Matches)
Defn: A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch. [Cant] Grose.
3. pl. (Far.)
Defn: Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy. Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser).
4. A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.
5. (Billiards)
Defn: A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke. [Cant, U.S.] Scratch cradle. See Cratch cradle, under Cratch. — Scratch grass (Bot.), a climbing knotweed (Polygonum sagittatum) with a square stem beset with fine recurved prickles along the angles. — Scratch wig. Same as Scratch, 4, above. Thackeray.
SCRATCHScratch, a.
Defn: Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards. [Slang] Scratch race, one without restrictions regarding the entrance of competitors; also, one for which the competitors are chosen by lot.
SCRATCHBACKScratch"back`, n.
Defn: A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, — used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons. [Eng.]
SCRATCHBRUSHScratch"brush`, n.
Defn: A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.
SCRATCH COATScratch" coat`.
Defn: The first coat in plastering; — called also scratchwork. SeePricking-up.
SCRATCHERScratch"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, scratches; specifically (Zoöl.), any rasorial bird.
SCRATCHINGScratch"ing, adv.
Defn: With the action of scratching.
SCRATCH PLAYER; SCRATCH RUNNERScratch player, runner, etc.
Defn: One that starts from the scratch; hence, one of first-rate ability.
SCRATCHWEEDScratch"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Cleavers.
SCRATCHWORKScratch"work`, n.
Defn: See Scratch coat.
SCRATCHYScratch"y, a.
Defn: Characterized by scratches.
SCRAW Scraw, n. Etym: [Ir. scrath a turf, sgraith a turf, green sod; akin to Gael. sgrath, sgroth, the outer skin of anything, a turf, a green sod.]
Defn: A turf. [Obs.] Swift.
SCRAWLScrawl, v. i.
Defn: See Crawl. [Obs.] Latimer.
SCRAWLScrawl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrawled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrawling.]Etym: [Probably corrupted from scrabble.]
Defn: To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a letter. His name, scrawled by himself. Macaulay.
SCRAWLScrawl, v. i.
Defn: To write unskillfully and inelegantly.Though with a golden pen you scrawl. Swift.
SCRAWLScrawl, n.
Defn: Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully orinelegantly written.The left will make such a scrawl, that it will not be legible.Arbuthnot.You bid me write no more than a scrawl to you. Gray.
SCRAWLERScrawl"er, n.
Defn: One who scrawls; a hasty, awkward writer.
SCRAWNYScraw"ny, a. Etym: [Cf. Scrannel.]
Defn: Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny.
SCRAY Scray, n. Etym: [Cf. W. ysgräen, ysgräell, a sea swallow, Armor. skrav.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A tern; the sea swallow. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also sgraye.]
SCREABLEScre"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. screare to hawk, spit out.]
Defn: Capable of being spit out. [Obs.] Bailey.
SCREAKScreak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Screaking.]Etym: [Cf. Icel. skrækja to screech. Cf. Creak, v., Screech.]
Defn: To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.
SCREAKScreak, n.
Defn: A creaking; a screech; a shriek. Bp. Bull.
SCREAMScream, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Screaming.]Etym: [Icel. skræma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skräma, Dan.skræmme. Cf. Screech.]
Defn: To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharpoutcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek;to screech.I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. Shak.And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. Pope.
SCREAMScream, n.
Defn: A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. "Screams of horror." Pope.
SCREAMERScream"er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidæ, and the suborder Palamedeæ. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus Chauna. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is Palamedea cornuta.
SCREAMINGScream"ing, a.
1. Uttering screams; shrieking.
2. Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp. The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry. Dryden.
SCREEScree, n.
Defn: A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky débris.[Prov. Eng.] Southey.
SCREECH Screech, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screeched; p. pr. & vb. n. Screeching.] Etym: [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skrækja to shriek, to screech, skrija to titter, Sw. skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch, W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. Shriek, v., Scream, v.]
Defn: To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl, screeching loud." Shak.
SCREECHScreech, n.
Defn: A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zoöl.), the fieldfare; — so called from its harsh cry before rain. — Screech rain. — Screech hawk (Zoöl.), the European goatsucker; — so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] — Screech owl. (Zoöl.) (a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or reddish in color. (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species.
SCREECHERSScreech"ers, n. pl. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds.
SCREECHYScreech"y, a.
Defn: Like a screech; shrill and harsh.
SCREEDScreed, n. Etym: [Prov. E., a shred, the border of a cap. See Shred.]
1. (Arch.) (a) A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide. (b) A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat.
2. A fragment; a portion; a shred. [Scot.]
SCREED Screed, n. Etym: [See 1st Screed. For sense 2 cf. also Gael. sgread an outcry.]
1. A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill sound; as, martial screeds.
2. An harangue; a long tirade on any subject. The old carl gae them a screed of doctrine; ye might have heard him a mile down the wind. Sir W. Scott.
SCREEN Screen, n. Etym: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. écran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scrim, scern a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]
1. Anything that separates or cuts off inconvience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen. Your leavy screens throw down. Shak. Some ambitious men seem as screens to princes in matters of danger and envy. Bacon.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like.
3. A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc.
4. A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like.
SCREENScreen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Screened; p. pr. & vb. n. Screening.]
1. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill. They were encouraged and screened by some who were in high comands. Macaulay.
2. To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift.
SCREENINGSScreen"ings, n. pl.
Defn: The refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
SCREW Screw, n. Etym: [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. écrou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr.]
1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove, between one turn and the next, — used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female screw, or, more usually, the nut.
Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the screw, its base equaling the circumference of the cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.
2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; — called also wood screws, and screw nails. See also Screw bolt, below.
3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See Screw propeller, below.
4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller.
5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard. Thackeray.
6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]
7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] Mayhew.
8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance. Ld. Lytton.
9. (Math.)
Defn: A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th Pitch, 10 (b)). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
10. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw (Caprella). See Sand screw, under Sand. Archimedes screw, Compound screw, Foot screw, etc. See under Archimedes, Compound, Foot, etc. — A screw loose, something out of order, so that work is not done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. H. Martineau. — Endless, or perpetual screw, a screw used to give motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads between the teeth of the wheel; — called also a worm. — Lag screw. See under Lag. — Micrometer screw, a screw with fine threads, used for the measurement of very small spaces. — Right and left screw, a screw having threads upon the opposite ends which wind in opposite directions. — Screw alley. See Shaft alley, under Shaft. — Screw bean. (Bot.) (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree (Prosopis pubescens) growing from Texas to California. It is used for fodder, and ground into meal by the Indians. (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties. — Screw bolt, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in distinction from a key bolt. See 1st Bolt, 3. — Screw box, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw. — Screw dock. See under Dock. — Screw engine, a marine engine for driving a screw propeller. — Screw gear. See Spiral gear, under Spiral. — Screw jack. Same as Jackscrew. — Screw key, a wrench for turming a screw or nut; a spanner wrench. — Screw machine. (a) One of a series of machines employed in the manufacture of wood screws. (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work successively, for making screws and other turned pieces from metal rods. — Screw pine (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus Pandanus, of which there are about fifty species, natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; — named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like leaves. — Screw plate, a device for cutting threads on small screws, consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of perforations with internal screws forming dies. — Screw press, a press in which pressure is exerted by means of a screw. — Screw propeller, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel propelled by a screw. — Screw shell (Zoöl.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied genera. See Turritella. — Screw steamer, a steamship propelled by a screw. — Screw thread, the spiral which forms a screw. — Screw stone (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite. — Screw tree (Bot.), any plant of the genus Helicteres, consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs, with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled capsules; — also called twisted-horn, and twisty. — Screw valve, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a screw. — Screw worm (Zoöl.), the larva of an American fly (Compsomyia macellaria), allied to the blowflies, which sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results. — Screw wrench. (a) A wrench for turning a screw. (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a screw. — To put the screw, or screws, on, to use pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce. — To put under the screw or screws, to subject to presure; to force. — Wood screw, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of Wood screw, under Wood.
SCREWScrew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Screwed; p. pr. & vb. n. Screwing.]
1. To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as, to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press.
2. To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws. But screw your courage to the sticking place, And we'll not fail. Shak.
3. Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions. Our country landlords, by unmeasureable screwing and racking their tenants, have already reduced the miserable people to a worse condition than the peasants in France. swift.
4. To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage. He screwed his face into a hardened smile. Dryden.
5. To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe examination. [Cant, American Colleges] To screw out, to press out; to extort. — To screw up, to force; to bring by violent pressure. Howell. — To screw in, to force in by turning or twisting.
SCREWScrew, v. i.
1. To use violent mans in making exactions; to be oppressive or exacting. Howitt.
2. To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair.
SCREW-CUTTINGScrew"-cut`ting, a.
Defn: Adapted for forming a screw by cutting; as, a screw-cutting lathe.
SCREW-DRIVERScrew"-driv`er, n.
Defn: A tool for turning screws so as to drive them into their place.It has a thin end which enters the nick in the head of the screw.
SCREWERScrew"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, screws.
SCREWINGScrew"ing,
Defn: a. & n. from Screw, v. t. Screwing machine. See Screw machine, under Screw.
SCRIBABLEScrib"a*ble, a. Etym: [See Scribe.]
Defn: Capable of being written, or of being written upon. [R.]
SCRIBATIOUSScri*ba"tious, a. Etym: [See Scribe.]
Defn: Skillful in, or fond of, writing. [Obs.] Barrow.
SCRIBBETScrib"bet, n.
Defn: A painter's pencil.
SCRIBBLEScrib"ble, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Scrabble.] (Woolen Manuf.)
Defn: To card coarsely; to run through the scribling machine.
SCRIBBLEScrib"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scribbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scribling.]Etym: [From Scrible.]
1. To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter.
2. To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing.
SCRIBBLEScrib"ble, v. i.
Defn: To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl.If Mævius scribble in Apollo's spite. Pope.
SCRIBBLEScrib"ble, n.
Defn: Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a scrawl; as, a hasty scribble. Boyle. Neither did I but vacant seasons spend In this my scribble. Bunyan.
SCRIBBLEMENTScrib"ble*ment, n.
Defn: A scribble. [R.] oster.
SCRIBBLERScrib"bler, n.
Defn: One who scribles; a literary hack.The scribbler, pinched with hunger, writes to dine. Granville.
SCRIBBLERScrib"bler, n.
Defn: A scribbling machine.
SCRIBBLINGScrib"bling, n. Etym: [See 1st Scribble.]
Defn: The act or process of carding coarsely. Scribbing machine, the machine used for the first carding of wool or other fiber; — called also scribbler.
SCRIBBLINGScrib"bling, a.
Defn: Writing hastily or poorly.Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith.
SCRIBBLINGScrib"bling, n.
Defn: The act of writing hastily or idly.
SCRIBBLINGLYScrib"bling*ly, adv.
Defn: In a scribbling manner.
SCRIBEScribe, n. Etym: [L. scriba, fr. scribere to write; cf. Gr. scarify.Cf. Ascribe, Describe, Script, Scrivener, Scrutoire.]
1. One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.
2. (Jewish Hist.)
Defn: A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
SCRIBEScribe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scribed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scribing.]
1. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe. Spenser.
2. (Carp.)
Defn: To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; — so called because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts.
3. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron. Scribing iron, an iron-pointed instrument for scribing, or marking, casks and logs.
SCRIBEScribe, v. i.
Defn: To make a mark. With the separated points of a pair of spring dividers scribe around the edge of the templet. A. M. Mayer.
SCRIBERScrib"er, n.
Defn: A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on stuff; a marking awl.
SCRIBISMScrib"ism, n.
Defn: The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time ofChrist. F. W. Robertson.
SCRIDScrid, n.
Defn: A screed; a shred; a fragment. [R.]
SCRIGGLEScrig"gle, v. i.
Defn: To wriggle. [Prov. Eng.]
SCRIMScrim, n.
1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, — used for curtains, etc,; — called also India scrim.
2. pl.
Defn: Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
SCRIMERScri"mer, n. Etym: [F. escrimeur. See Skirmish.]
Defn: A fencing master. [Obs.] Shak.
SCRIMMAGE Scrim"mage (; 48), n. Etym: [A corruption of skirmish. "Sore scrymmishe." Ld. Berners.]] [Written also scrummage.]
1. Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle.
2. (Football)
Defn: The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play.
SCRIMPScrimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.]Etym: [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp,Shrine.]
Defn: To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat.
SCRIMPScrimp, a.
Defn: Short; scanty; curtailed.
SCRIMPScrimp, n.
Defn: A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
SCRIMPINGScrimp"ing,
Defn: a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t. Scrimping bar, a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing. Knight.
SCRIMPINGLYScrimp"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a scrimping manner.
SCRIMPNESSScrimp"ness, n.
Defn: The state of being scrimp.
SCRIMPTIONScrimp"tion, n.
Defn: A small portion; a pittance; a little bit. [Prov. Eng.]Halliwell.
SCRIMSHAWScrim"shaw`, v. t.
Defn: To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's cant. U.S.]
SCRIMSHAWScrim"shaw`, n.
Defn: A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed.[Sailor's cant, U.S.]
SCRINEScrine, n. Etym: [L. scrinium a case for books, letters, etc.: cf.OF. escrin, F. écrin. See Shrine.]
Defn: A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine. [Obs.] But laid them up in immortial scrine. Spenser.
SCRINEScrine, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scringing.]Etym: [Cf. Cringe.]
Defn: To cringe. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
SCRINGEScringe, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scringing.][Cf. Cringe.]
Defn: To cringe. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
SCRIPScrip, n. Etym: [OE. scrippe, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. &OSw. skreppa, and also LL. scrippum, OF. esquerpe, escrepe, F.écharpe scarf. Cf. Scarp, Scarf a piece of dress.]
Defn: A small bag; a wallet; a satchel. [Archaic] Chaucer.And in requital ope his leathern scrip. Milton.
SCRIPScrip, n. Etym: [From script.]
1. A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing. Call them generally, man by man, according to the scrip. Shak. Bills of exchange can not pay our debts abroad, till scrips of paper can be made current coin. Locke.
2. A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate.
3. Paper fractional currency. [Colloq.U.S.]
SCRIPPAGEScrip"page (; 48), n.
Defn: The contents of a scrip, or wallet. [Obs.] Shak.
SCRIPT Script, n. Etym: [OE. scrit, L. scriptum something written, fr. scribere, scriptum to write: cf. OF. escript, , F. écrit. See Scribe, and cf. Scrip a writing.]
1. A writing; a written document. [Obs.] aucer.
2. (Print.)
Defn: Type made in imitation of handwriting.
3. (Law)
Defn: An original instrument or document.
4. Written characters; style of writing.
SCRIPTORIUMScrip*to"ri*um, n.; pl. Scriptoria. Etym: [LL. See Scriptory.]
Defn: In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing. Writing rooms, or scriptoria, where the chief works of Latin literature . . . were copied and illuminated. J. R. Green.
SCRIPTORY Scrip"to*ry, a. Etym: [L. scriptorius, fr. scribere, scriptum to write.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to writing; expressed in writing; used in writing; as, scriptory wills; a scriptory reed. [R.] Swift.
SCRIPTURALScrip"tur*al, a.
Defn: Contained in the Scriptures; according to the Scriptures, or sacred oracles; biblical; as, a scriptural doctrine.
SCRIPTURALISMScrip"tur*al*ism, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being scriptural; literal adherence to the Scriptures.
SCRIPTURALISTScrip"tur*al*ist, n.
Defn: One who adheres literally to the Scriptures.
SCRIPTURALLYScrip"tur*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a scriptural manner.
SCRIPTURALNESSScrip"tur*al*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being scriptural.
SCRIPTURE Scrip"ture, n. Etym: [L. scriptura, fr. scribere, scriptum, to write: cf. OF. escripture, escriture, F. écriture. See Scribe.]
1. Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription. I have put it in scripture and in remembrance. Chaucer. Then the Lord of Manny read the scripture on the tomb, the which was in Latin. Ld. Berners.
2. The books of the Old and the new Testament, or of either of them; the Bible; — used by way of eminence or distinction, and chiefly in the plural. There is not any action a man ought to do, or to forbear, but the Scripture will give him a clear precept or prohibition for it. South. Compared with the knowledge which the Scripteres contain, every other subject of human inquiry is vanity. Buckminster.
3. A passage from the Bible;; a text. The devil can eite Scripture for his purpose. Shak. Hanging by the twined thread of one doubtful Scripture. Milton.
SCRIPTURIANScrip*tu"ri*an, n.
Defn: A Scripturist. [Obs.]
SCRIPTURISTScrip"tur*ist, n.
Defn: One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavors to regulate his life by them. The Puritan was a Scripturist with all his heart, if as yet with imperfect intelligence . . . he cherished the scheme of looking to the Word of God as his sole and universal directory. Palfrey.
SCRITScrit, n. Etym: [See Script.]