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scotia

1

[ skoh-shuh ]

noun

Architecture.
  1. a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.


Scotia

2

[ skoh-shuh ]

noun

Literary.

scotia

/ ˈəʊʃə /

noun

  1. a deep concave moulding, esp one used on the base of an Ionic column between the two torus mouldings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scotia1

1555–65; < Latin < Greek dzí darkness (from its shadow)

Origin of scotia2

< Latin: Scotland. See Scot, -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scotia1

C16: via Latin from Greek skotia, from skotos darkness (from the shadow in the cavity)
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Example Sentences

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This kit from H&H delivers the chewy New York-style bagels, thick schmears of cream cheese and perfectly salty slices of Nova Scotia salmon.

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Kaur, who lives in Nova Scotia, said Trump’s threats to turn the nation’s northern neighbor into the “51st state” have made people angry.

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"Luckett Phone Box Red wine, which is from right here in Nova Scotia, is great," he says.

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Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario and Nova Scotia, have removed US-made alcoholic beverages from their liquor store shelves in response to tariffs, a move the boss of Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman has said is "worse than tariffs".

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"I have in my life served alongside American forces. It is just profoundly upsetting and disappointing to see where we are given the historical ties that our two countries have," says Mr Brayman, who lives in Nova Scotia.

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