Webster's Dictionary 1913

1270

Scaphoid

Scaph″oid (?; 277), a. [Gr. σκάφη a boat + -oid: cf. F. scaphoïde.] (Anat.) Resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped. — n. The scaphoid bone.Scaphoid bone (a) One of the carpal bo...

1271

Scapholunar

Scaph′o‐lu″nar (?), a. [Scaphoid + lunar.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the scaphoid and lunar bones of the carpus. — n. The scapholunar bone.Scapholunar bone, a bone formed by t...

1272

Scaphopoda

‖Sca‐phop″o‐da (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. σκάφη a boat + -poda.] (Zoöl.) A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike fo...

1273

Scapiform

Sca″pi‐form (?), a.(Bot.) Resembling a scape, or flower stem.

1274

Scapolite

Scap″o‐lite (skăp″ō̍‐līt), n. [Gr. � a staff, or L. scapus a stem, stalk + -lite: cf. F. scapolite.] (Mon.) A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleava...

1275

Scapple

Scap″ple (skăp″p'l), v. t. [Cf. OF. eskapeler, eschapler, to cut, hew, LL. scapellare. Cf. Scabble.] (a) To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the...

1276

Scapula

Scap″u‐la (skăp″ū̍‐lȧ), n.; pl. L. Scapulæ (#), E. Scapulas (#). 1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.2. (Zoöl.) One of the plates...

1277

Scapular

Scap″u‐lar (?), a. [Cf. F. scapulaire. Cf. Scapulary.] Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder.Scapular arch(Anat.), the pectoral arch. See under pectoral. — Scapular re...

1278

Scapular (2)

Scap″u‐lar, n.(Zoöl.) One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.

1279

Scapular (3)

{ Scap″u‐lar (?), Scap″u‐la‐ry (?) }, n. [F. scapulaire, LL. scapularium, scapulare, fr. L. scapula shoulder blade.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A loose sleeveless vestment falling in fr...

1280

Scapulary (2)

Scap″u‐la‐ry, a. Same as Scapular, a.

1281

Scapulary (3)

Scap″u‐la‐ry, n.(Zoöl.) Same as 2d and 3d Scapular.

1282

Scapulet

Scap″u‐let (?), n. [Dim. of scapula.] (Zoöl.) A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of each of the armlike lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostome medusæ. See Illustrat...

1283

Scapulo-

Scap″u‐lo– (�). A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the scapula or the shoulder; as, the scapulo-clavicular articulation, the articulat...

1284

Scapus

‖Sca″pus (?), n. See 1st Scape.

1285

Scar

Scar (?), n. [OF. escare, F. eschare an eschar, a dry slough (cf. It. & Sp. escara), L. eschara, fr. Gr. � hearth, fireplace, scab, eschar. Cf. Eschar.] 1. A mark in the skin or...

1286

Scar (2)

Scar, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Scarred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Scarring.] To mark with a scar or scars.Yet I'll not shed her blood;Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow. Shak.His ch...

1287

Scar (3)

Scar, v. i. To form a scar.

1288

Scar (4)

Scar, n. [Scot. scar, scaur, Icel. sker a skerry, an isolated rock in the sea; akin to Dan. skiær, Sw. skär. Cf. Skerry.] An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence...

1289

Scar (5)

Scar, n. [L. scarus, a kind of fish, Gr. σκάροσ.] (Zoöl.) A marine food fish, the scarus, or parrot fish.

1290

Scarab

{ Scar″ab (?), Scar″a‐bee (?) }, n. [L. scarabaeus; cf. F. scarabée.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus Scarabæus, or family Scarabæidæ, es...

1291

Scarab (2)

{ Scar″ab, Scar″a‐bee′ }, n. } Same as Scarabæus.

1292

Scarabæus

‖Scar′a‐bæ″us (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Scarab.

1293

Scarabæus (2)

‖Scar‐a‐bæ″us, n.(Egypt. Archæol.) A conventionalized representation of a beetle, with its legs held closely at its sides, carved in natural or made in baked clay, and commonly ...

1294

Scaraboid

Scar″a‐boid (?), a. [Scarab + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the family Scarabæidæ, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar l...

1295

Scaraboid (2)

Scar″a‐boid, n.(Zoöl.) A scaraboid beetle.

1296

Scaramouch

Scar″a‐mouch′ (?), n. [F. scaramouche, It. scaramuccio, scaramuccia, originally the name of a celebrated Italian comedian; cf. It. scaramuccia, scaramuccio, F. escarmouche, skir...