Scant (2)
Scanta.narrow, scanty;ad.scarcely, hardly
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1806.
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Scanta.narrow, scanty;ad.scarcely, hardly
Scantilyad.narrowly, sparingly, niggardly
Scantiness, or Scantnessn.narrowness, smallness
Scantletn.a small quantity, piece or pattern
Scantlingn.timber cut into a small size
Scantlyad.scarcely, hardly, nearly, penuriously
Scantya.narrow, small, poor, sparing, near
Scapev.i.to escape;n.an escape, a flight
Scapen.a stalk which bears the fructification without leaves
Scapelessa.destitute of a scape
Scapementn.the method of communicating the impulse of wheels to the pendulum of a clock
Scapularn.a fether near the junction of the wing with the body, lying on the back
Scapular, or Scapularya.belonging to the shoulder
Scapyen.a dish of paste and bits of meat boiled
Scarn.the mark of a burn or cut, a rock
Scarv.t.to mark with wounds or sores
Scaramouchn.a buffoon in motley dress
Scarcea.uncommon, rare, not plentiful, dear
Scarce, or Scarcelyad.hardly, rarely, scantily
Scarceness, or Scarcityn.rareness, want
Scarev.t.to frighten, terrify, alarm, disturb
Scarecrown.an image to frighten birds, a gull
Scarfv.t.to dress or throw on loosely, to join
Scarfn.a loose covering for the shoulders
Scarfskinn.the thin outward skin, the cuticle
Scarificationn.a slight incision with a lancet
Scarificatorn.an instrument used in cupping