Webster's Dictionary 1913

1729

Scorious

Sco″ri‐ous (?), a. Scoriaceous. Sir T. Browne.

1730

Scorn

Scorn (skôrn), n. [OE. scorn, scarn, scharn, OF. escarn, escharn, eschar, of German origin; cf. OHG. skern mockery, skernōn to mock; but cf. also OF. escorner to mock.] 1. Extre...

1731

Scorn (2)

Scorn, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Scorned (skôrnd); p. pr. & vb. n.Scoring.] [OE. scornen, scarnen, schornen, OF. escarnir, escharnir. See Scorn, n.] 1. To hold in extreme contempt; to ...

1732

Scorn (3)

Scorn (skôrn), v. i. To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully.He said mine eyes were black and my hair black,And, now I am remembered, sc...

1733

Scorner

Scorn″er (?), n. One who scorns; a despiser; a contemner; specifically, a scoffer at religion. “Great scorners of death.” Spenser.Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth ...

1734

Scornful

Scorn″ful (?), a. 1. Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful.Scornful of winter's frost and summer's sun. Prior.Dart not scornful glances from those eyes. Shak.2. Tr...

1735

Scorny

Scorn″y (?), a. Deserving scorn; paltry.

1736

Scorodite

Scor″o‐dite (?), n. [G. scorodit; — so called in allusion to its smell under the blowpipe, from Gr. � garlic.] (Min.) A leek-green or brownish mineral occurring in orthorhombic ...

1737

Scorpænoid

Scor‐pæ″noid (?), a. [NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see Scorpene) + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the family Scorpænidæ, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the Ca...

1738

Scorpene

Scor″pene (?), n. [F. scorpène, fr. L. scorpaena a kind of fish, Gr. �.] (Zoöl.) A marine food fish of the genus Scorpæna, as the European hogfish (S. scrofa), and the Californi...

1739

Scorper

Scor″per (?), n. Same as Scauper.

1740

Scorpio

‖Scor″pi‐o (?), n.; pl.Scorpiones (#). 1. (Zoöl.) A scorpion.2. (Astron.) (a) The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked t...

1741

Scorpiodea

‖Scor′pi‐o″de‐a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Same as Scorpiones.

1742

Scorpioid

{ Scor″pi‐oid (?), Scor′pi‐oid″al (?) }, a. 1. Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end, like a scorpion's tail.

1743

Scorpion

Scor″pi‐on (?), n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. �, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having...

1744

Scorpiones

‖Scor′pi‐o″nes (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of arachnids comprising the scorpions.

1745

Scorpionidea

‖Scor′pi‐o‐nid″e‐a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Same as Scorpiones.

1746

Scorpionwort

Scor″pi‐on‐wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) A leguminous plant (Ornithopus scorpioides) of Southern Europe, having slender curved pods.

1747

Scorse

Scorse (? or?), n. [Cf. It. scorsa a course, and E. discourse.] Barter; exchange; trade.And recompensed them with a better scorse. Spenser.

1748

Scorse (2)

Scorse, v. t. [Written also scourse, and scoss.] 1. To barter or exchange. Spenser.2. To chase. Spenser.

1749

Scorse (3)

Scorse, v. i. To deal for the purchase of anything; to practice barter. B. Jonson.

1750

Scortatory

Scor″ta‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. scortator a fornicator, from scortari to fornicate, scortum a prostitute.] Pertaining to lewdness or fornication; lewd.

1751

Scot

Scot (?), n. A name for a horse. Chaucer.

1752

Scot (2)

Scot, n. [Cf. L. Skoti, pl., AS. Scotta, pl. Skottas, Sceottas.] A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scotsman, or Scotchman.

1753

Scot (3)

Scot, n. [Icel. skot; or OF. escot, F. écot, LL. scottum, scotum, from a kindred German word; akin to AS. scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf. AS. sceótan to shoot, to contribute. See ...

1754

Scot-free

Scot″–free″, a. Free from payment of scot; untaxed; hence, unhurt; clear; safe.Do as much for this purpose, and thou shalt pass scot-free. Sir W. Scott.Then young Hay escaped sc...

1755

Scotal

{ Scot″al (?), Scot″ale (?) }, n. [Scot + ale.] (O. Eng. Law) The keeping of an alehouse by an officer of a forest, and drawing people to spend their money for liquor, for fear ...