scruta

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

scrūta, ōrum, n. [sibilated from γρύτη],

old or broken stuff , trash , frippery , trumpery , Lucil. ap. Gell. 3, 14, 10; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 65; Petr. 62, 1; Vulg. 3 Reg. 10, 15; id. 2 Esdr. 3, 30.

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