scotia

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

scŏtĭa, ae, f., = σκοτία, in architect.

I A hollow moulding in the base of a column , a scotia , Vitr. 3, 5, 2.—

II A gutter at the end of a cornice , Vitr. 4, 3, 6.

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