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Scat"ter*ing , n. Act of strewing about; something scattered.

South.

Scatteringly <Xpage=1284>

Scat"ter*ing*ly , adv. In a scattering manner; dispersedly.

Scatterling <Xpage=1284>

Scat"ter*ling (?) , n. [ Scatter + -ling .] One who has no fixed habitation or residence; a vagabond. [Obs.] "Foreign scatterlings ."

Spenser.

Scaturient <Xpage=1284>

Sca*tu"ri*ent (?) , a. [L. scaturiens , p.pr. of scaturire gush out, from scatere to bubble, gush.] Gushing forth; full to overflowing; effusive. [R.]

A pen so scaturient and unretentive. Sir W. Scott.

Scaturiginous <Xpage=1284>

Scat`u*rig"i*nous (?) , a. [L. skaturiginosus , fr. scaturigo gushing water. See Scaturient .] Abounding with springs. [Obs.]

Scaup <Xpage=1284>

Scaup (?) , n. [See Scalp a bed of oysters or mussels.] 1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.]

2. (Zo\'94l.) A scaup duck. See below.

Scaup duck (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus Aythya , or Fuligula . The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American species are: the greater scaup duck ( Aythya marila , var. nearctica ), called also broadbill , bluebill , blackhead , flock duck , flocking fowl , and raft duck ; the lesser scaup duck ( A. affinis ), called also little bluebill , river broadbill , and shuffler ; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ( A. collaris ), called also black jack , ringneck , ringbill , ringbill shuffler , etc. See Illust . of Ring-necked , under Ring-necked . The common European scaup, or mussel, duck ( A.marila ), closely resembles the American variety.

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Scauper <Xpage=1285>

Scaup"er (?) , n. [Cf. Scalper .] A tool with a semicircular edge, -- used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.

Fairholt.

Scaur <Xpage=1285>

Scaur (?) , n. A precipitous bank or rock; a scar.

Scavage <Xpage=1285>

Scav"age (?; 48) , n. [LL. scavagium , fr. AS. sce\'a0wian to lock at to inspect. See Show .] (O.Eng. Law) A toll duty formerly exacted of merchant strangers by mayors, sheriffs, etc., for goods shown or offered for sale within their precincts.

Cowell.

Scavenge <Xpage=1285>

Scav"enge (?) , v. t. To cleanse, as streets, from filth.

C. Kingsley.

<-- 2. To salvage (usable items or material) from discarded or waste material. -->

Scavenger <Xpage=1285>

Scav"en*ger (?) , n. [OE. scavager an officer with various duties, orginally attending to scavage , fr. OE. & E. scavage . See Scavage , Show, v. ] A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the fifth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health.

Scavenger beetle (Zo\'94l.) , any beetle which feeds on decaying substances, as the carrion beetle. -- Scavanger crab (Zo\'94l.) , any crab which feeds on dead animals, as the spider crab. -- Scavenger's daughter [corrupt. of Skevington's daughter ] , an instrument of torture invented by Sir W. Skevington , which so compressed the body as to force the blood to flow from nostrils. and sometimes from the hands and feet.

Am. Cyc.

Scazon <Xpage=1285>

Sca"zon (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to limp .] (Lat. Pros.) A choliamb.

Scelerat <Xpage=1285>

Scel"er*at (?) , n. [F. sc\'82l\'82ra<?/ from L. sceleratus , p.p. of scelerare to pollute, from scelus , sceleris , a crime.] A villian; a criminal. [Obs.]

Cheyne.

Scelestic <Xpage=1285>

Sce*les"tic (?) , a. [L. scelestus , from scelus wickedness.] Evil; wicked; atrocious. [Obs.] " Scelestic villainies."

Feltham.

Scelet <Xpage=1285>

Scel"et (?) , n. [See Skeleton .] A mummy; a skeleton. [Obs.]

olland.

Scena <Xpage=1285>

Sce"na (?) , n. [It.] (Mus.) (a) A scene in an opera. (b) An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria.

Rockstro.

Scenario <Xpage=1285>

Sce*na"ri*o (?) , n. [It.] A preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an opera.

Scenary <Xpage=1285>

Scen"a*ry (?) , n. [Cf. L. scenarius belonging to the stage.] Scenery. [Obs.]

Dryden.

Scene <Xpage=1285>

Scene (?) , n. [L. scaena , scena , Gr. <?/ a covered place, a tent, a stage.] 1. The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.

2. The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes ; to shift the scenes ; to go behind the scenes .

3. So much of a play as passes without change of locality or time, or important change of character; hence, a subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play, subordinate to the act, but differently determined in different plays; as, an act of four scenes .

My dismal scene I needs must act alone. Shak.

4. The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurence, exhibition, or action. "In Troy, there lies the scene ."

Shak.

The world is a vast scene of strife. J. M. Mason.

5. An assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view.

Through what new scenes and changes must we pass! Addison.

6. A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.

A sylvan scene with various greens was drawn, Shades on the sides, and in the midst a lawn. Dryden.

7. An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.

Probably no lover of scenes would have had very long to wait <?/or some explosions between parties, both equally ready to take offense, and careless of giving it. De Quincey.

Behind the scenes , behind the scenery of a theater; out of the view of the audience, but in sight of the actors, machinery, etc.; hence, conversant with the hidden motives and agencies of what appears to public view.

Scene <Xpage=1285>

Scene , v. t. To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display. [Obs.]

Abp. Sancroft.

Sceneful <Xpage=1285>

Scene"ful (?) , a. Having much scenery. [R.]

Sceneman <Xpage=1285>

Scene"man (?) , n. ; pl. Scenemen (<?/) . The man who manages the movable scenes in a theater.

Scenery <Xpage=1285>

Scen"er*y (?) , n. 1. Assemblage of scenes; the scenes of a play; the disposition and arrangement of the scenes in which the action of a play, poem, etc., is laid; representation of place of action or occurence.

2. Sum of scenes or views; general aspect, as regards variety and beauty or the reverse, in a landscape; combination of natural views, as woods, hills, etc.

Never need an American look beyond his own country for the sublime and beautiful of natural scenery . W. Irving.

Sceneshifter <Xpage=1285>

Scene"shift`er (?) , n. One who moves the scenes in a theater; a sceneman.

Scenic, Scenical <Xpage=1285>

Scen"ic (?) , Scen"ic*al (?) , a. [L. scaenicus , scenicus , Gr. <?/: cf. F. sc\'82nique . See Scene .] Of or pertaining to scenery; of the nature of scenery; theatrical.

All these situations communicate a scenical animation to the wild romance, if treated dramatically. De Quincey.

Scenograph <Xpage=1285>

Scen"o*graph (?) , n. [See Scenography .] A perspective representation or general view of an object.

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Scen`o*graph"ic (?) , Scen`o*graph"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. sc\'82nographique , Gr. <?/.] Of or pertaining to scenography; drawn in perspective. -- Scen`o*graph"ic*al*ly , adv.

Scenography <Xpage=1285>

Sce*nog"ra*phy (?) , n. [L. scenographia , Gr. <?/; <?/ scene, stage + <?/ to write: cf. F. sc\'82nographie .] The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane; also, a representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye.

Greenhill.

Scent <Xpage=1285>

Scent (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scented ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scenting .] [Originally sent , fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See Sense .] 1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does .

Methinks I scent the morning air. Shak.

2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.

Balm from a silver box distilled around, Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground. Dryden.

Scent <Xpage=1285>

Scent , v. i. 1. To have a smell. [Obs.]

Thunderbolts . . . do scent strongly of brimstone. Holland.

2. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

Scent <Xpage=1285>

Scent , n. 1. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk .

With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial. prior.

2. Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent ; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.

He gained the observations of innumerable ages, and traveled upon the same scent into Ethiopia. Sir W. Temple.

3. The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent ; to divert the scent .

I. Watts.

Scentful <Xpage=1285>

Scent"ful (?) , a. 1. Full of scent or odor; odorous. "A scentful nosegay."

W. Browne.

2. Of quick or keen smell.

The scentful osprey by the rock had fished. W. Browne.

Scentingly <Xpage=1285>

Scent"ing*ly (?) , adv. By scent. [R.]

Fuller.

Scentless <Xpage=1285>

Scent"less , a. Having no scent.

The scentless and the scented rose. Cowper.

Scepsis <Xpage=1285>

Scep"sis (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/ doubt, fr. <?/ to consider: cf. G. skepsis . See Skeptic .] Skepticism; skeptical philosophy. [R.]

Among their products were the system of Locke, the scepsis of Hume, the critical philosophy of kant. J. martineau.

Scepter, Sceptre <Xpage=1285>

Scep"ter , Scep"tre (?) , n. [F. sceptre , L. sceptrum , from Gr. <?/ a staff to lean upon, a scepter; probably akin to E. shaft . See Shaft , and cf. Scape a stem, shaft.] 1. A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.

And the king held out Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Esther v. 2.

2. Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty; as, to assume the scepter .

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shilon come. Gen. xlix. 10.

Scepter, Sceptre <Xpage=1285>

Scep"ter , Scep"tre , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sceptered (?) or Sceptred (<?/); p. pr. & vb. n. Sceptering (?) or Sceptring (<?/) .] To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority.

To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends. Tickell.

Scepterellate <Xpage=1285>

Scep`ter*el"late (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a straight shaft with whorls of spines; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust . under Spicule .

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Scep"ter*less , Scep"tre*less , a. Having no scepter; without authority; powerless; as, a scepterless king .

Sceptic, Sceptical, Scepticism <Xpage=1285>

Scep"tic (?) , Scep"tic*al , Scep"ti*cism , etc. See Skeptic , Skeptical , Skepticism , etc.

Sceptral <Xpage=1285>

Scep"tral (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a scepter; like a scepter.

Scern <Xpage=1285>

Scern (?) , v. t. To discern; to perceive. [Obs.]

Schade <Xpage=1285>

Schade (?) , n. Shade; shadow. [Obs.]

&hand; English words now beginning with sh , like shade , were formerly often spelled with a c between the s and h ; as , schade ; schame ; schape ; schort , etc.

Schah <Xpage=1285>

Schah (?) , n. See Shah .

Schediasm <Xpage=1285>

Sche"di*asm (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ an extempore, fr. <?/ to do offhand, <?/ sudden, fr. <?/ near.] Cursory writing on a loose sheet. [R.]

Schedule <Xpage=1285>

Sched"ule (?; in England commonly ?; 277) , n. [F. c\'82dule , formerly also spelt schedule , L. schedula , dim. of scheda, scida, a strip of papyrus bark, a leaf of paper; akin to (or perh. from) Gr. <?/ a tablet, leaf, and to L. scindere to cleave, Gr. <?/. See Schism , and cf. Cedule .] A written or printed scroll or sheet of paper; a document; especially, a formal list or inventory; a list or catalogue annexed to a larger document, as to a will, a lease, a statute, etc.

<-- 2. Timetable, esp. a list of times at which a conveyance is expected to arrive or leave. 3. Program, a list of items which will occur during an event, usu. with the expected time for each item. 4. Agenda. -->

Syn. -- Catalogue; list; inventory. see List .

Schedule <Xpage=1285>

Sched"ule , v. t. To form into, or place in, a schedule.

Scheele's green <Xpage=1285>

Scheele's" green` (?) . [See Scheelite .] (Chem.) See under Green .

Scheelin <Xpage=1285>

Scheel"in (?) , n. (Chem.) Scheelium. [Obs.]

Scheelite <Xpage=1285>

Scheel"ite (<?/) , n. [From C.W. Scheele , a Swedish chemist.] (Min.) Calcium tungstate, a mineral of a white or pale yellowish color and of the tetragonal system of crystallization.

Scheelium <Xpage=1285>

Schee"li*um (?) , n. [NL. From C.W. Scheele , who discovered it.] (Chem.) The metal tungsten. [Obs.]

Scheik <Xpage=1285>

Scheik (sh&emac;k &or; sh&amac;k) , n. See Sheik .

Schelly <Xpage=1285>

Schel"ly (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The powan. [Prov. Eng.]

Schema <Xpage=1285>

Sche"ma (?) , n. ; pl. Schemata (#) , E. Schemas (#) . [G. See Scheme .] (Kantian Philos.) An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; as, five dots in a line are a schema of the number five; a preceding and succeeding event are a schema of cause and effect .

Schematic <Xpage=1285>

Sche*mat"ic (?) , a. [Cf. Gr. <?/ pretended.] Of or pertaining to a scheme or a schema.

Schematism <Xpage=1285>

Sche"ma*tism (?) , n. [Cf. F. sch\'82matisme (cf. L. schematismos florid speech), fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to form. See Scheme .] 1. (Astrol.) Combination of the aspects of heavenly bodies.

2. Particular form or disposition of a thing; an exhibition in outline of any systematic arrangement. [R.]

Schematist <Xpage=1285>

Sche"ma*tist (?) , n. One given to forming schemes; a projector; a schemer.

Swift.

Schematize <Xpage=1285>

Sche"ma*tize (?) , v. i. [Cf. F. sch\'82matiser , Gr. <?/.] To form a scheme or schemes.

Scheme <Xpage=1285>

Scheme (?) , n. [L. schema a rhetorical figure, a shape, figure, manner, Gr. <?/, <?/, form, shape, outline, plan, fr. <?/, <?/, to have or hold, to hold out, sustain, check, stop; cf. Skr. sah to be victorious, to endure, to hold out, AS. sige victory, G. sieg . Cf . Epoch , Hectic , School .] 1. A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

The appearance and outward scheme of things. Locke.

Such a scheme of things as shall at once take in time and eternity. Atterbury.

Arguments . . . sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy. J. Edwards.

The Revolution came and changed his whole scheme of life. Macaulay.

2. A plan or theory something to be done; a design; a project; as, to form a scheme .

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cuttig off our feet when we want shoes. Swift.

3. Any lineal or mathematical diagram; an outline.

To draw an exact scheme of Constantinople, or a map of France. South.

4. (Astrol.) A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment o at a given event.

A blue case, from which was drawn a scheme of nativity. Sir W. Scott.

Syn. -- Plan; project; contrivance; purpose; device; plot. -- Scheme , Plan . Scheme and plan are subordinate to design ; they propose modes of carrying our designs into effect. Scheme is the least definite of the two, and lies more in speculation. A plan is drawn out into details with a view to being carried into effect. As schemes are speculative, they often prove visionary; hence the opprobrious use of the words schemer and scheming . Plans , being more practical, are more frequently carried into effect.

He forms the well-concerted scheme of mischief; 'T is fixed, 't is done, and both are doomed to death. Rowe.

Artists and plans relieved my solemn hours; I founded palaces, and planted bowers. prior.

Scheme <Xpage=1285>

Scheme , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Schemed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scheming .] To make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot.

That wickedness which schemed , and executed, his destruction. G. Stuart.

Scheme <Xpage=1285>