The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1499
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Scriptorium <Xpage=1293>
Scrip*to"ri*um (?) , n. ; pl. Scriptoria (#) . [LL. See Scriptory .] In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing.
Writing rooms, or scriptoria , where the chief works of Latin literature . . . were copied and illuminated. J. R. Green.
Scriptory <Xpage=1293>
Scrip"to*ry (?) , a. [L. scriptorius , fr. scribere , scriptum to write.] Of or pertaining to writing; expressed in writing; used in writing; as, scriptory wills; a scriptory reed . [R.]
Swift.
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Scrip"tur*al (?; 135) , a. Contained in the Scriptures; according to the Scriptures, or sacred oracles; biblical; as, a scriptural doctrine .
Scripturalism <Xpage=1293>
Scrip"tur*al*ism (?) , n. The quality or state of being scriptural; literal adherence to the Scriptures.
Scripturalist <Xpage=1293>
Scrip"tur*al*ist , n. One who adheres literally to the Scriptures.
Scripturally <Xpage=1293>
Scrip"tur*al*ly , adv. In a scriptural manner.
Scripturalness <Xpage=1293>
Scrip"tur*al*ness , n. Quality of being scriptural.
Scripture <Xpage=1293>
Scrip"ture (?; 135) , n. [L. scriptura , fr. scribere , scriptum , to write: cf. OF. escripture , escriture , F. \'82criture . See Scribe .] 1. Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription.
I have put it in scripture and in remembrance. Chaucer.
Then the Lord of Manny read the scripture on the tomb, the which was in Latin. Ld. Berners.
2. The books of the Old and the new Testament, or of either of them; the Bible; -- used by way of eminence or distinction, and chiefly in the plural.
There is not any action a man ought to do, or to forbear, but the Scripture will give him a clear precept or prohibition for it. South.
Compared with the knowledge which the Scripteres contain, every other subject of human inquiry is vanity. Buckminster.
3. A passage from the Bible;; a text.
The devil can eite Scripture for his purpose. Shak.
Hanging by the twined thread of one doubtful Scripture . Milton.
Scripturian <Xpage=1293>
Scrip*tu"ri*an (?) , n. A Scripturist. [Obs.]
Scripturist <Xpage=1293>
Scrip"tur*ist (?; 135) , n. One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavors to regulate his life by them.
The Puritan was a Scripturist with all his heart, if as yet with imperfect intelligence . . . he cherished the scheme of looking to the Word of God as his sole and universal directory. Palfrey.
Scrit <Xpage=1293>
Scrit (?) , n. [See Script .] Writing; document; scroll. [Obs.] "Of every scrit and bond."
Chaucer.
Scritch <Xpage=1293>
Scritch (?) , n. A screech. [R.]
Perhaps it is the owlet's scritch . Coleridge.
Scrivener <Xpage=1293>
Scrive"ner (? ∨ ?) , n. [From older scrivein , OF. escrivain , F. \'82crivain , LL. scribanus , from L. scribere to write. See Scribe .] 1. A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.
Shak.
The writer better scrivener than clerk. Fuller.
2. One whose business is to place money at interest; a broker. [Obs.]
ryden.
3. A writing master. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Scrivener's palsy . See Writer's cramp , under Writer .
Scrobicula <Xpage=1293>
Scro*bic"u*la (?) , n. ; pl. Scrobicul\'91 (#) . [NL. See Scrobiculate .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the smooth areas surrounding the tubercles of a sea urchin.
Scrobicular <Xpage=1293>
Scro*bic"u*lar (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Pertaining to, or surrounding, scrobicul\'91; as, scrobicular tubercles .
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Scro*bic"u*late (?) , Scro*bic"u*la`ted (?) , a. [L. scrobiculus , dim. of scrobis a ditch or trench.] (Bot.) Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows; pitted.
Scrod, Scrode <Xpage=1293>
Scrod (?) , Scrode (?) , n. A young codfish, especially when cut open on the back and dressed. [Written also escrod .] [Local, U.S.]
Scroddled ware <Xpage=1293>
Scrod"dled ware` (?) . Mottled pottery made from scraps of differently colored clays.
Scrofula <Xpage=1293>
Scrof"u*la (?) , n. [L. scrofulae , fr. scrofa a breeding sow, because swine were supposed to be subject to such a complaint, or by a fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs; perhaps akin to Gr. <?/ an old sow: cf. F. scrofules . Cf. Scroyle .] (Med.) A constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymphatic glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by a tendency to the development of chronic intractable inflammations of the skin, mucous membrane, bones, joints, and other parts, and by a diminution in the power of resistance to disease or injury and the capacity for recovery. Scrofula is now generally held to be tuberculous in character, and may develop into general or local tuberculosis (consumption).
Scrofulide <Xpage=1293>
Scrof"u*lide (? ∨ ?) , n. (Med.) Any affection of the skin dependent on scrofula.
Scrofulous <Xpage=1293>
Scrof"u*lous (?) , a. [Cf. F. scrofuleux .] 1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body .
2. Diseased or affected with scrofula.
Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished. Arbuthnot.
-- Scorf"u*lous*ly , adv. -- Scrof"u*lous*ness , n.
Scrog <Xpage=1293>
Scrog (?) , n. [Cf. Scrag , or Gael. sgrogag anything shriveled, from sgrag to compress, shrivel.] A stunted shrub, bush, or branch. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Scroggy <Xpage=1293>
Scrog"gy (?) , a. Abounding in scrog; also, twisted; stunted. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Halliwell.
Scroll <Xpage=1293>
Scroll (?) , n. [A dim. of OE. scroue , scrowe (whence E. escrow ), OF. escroe , escroue , F. \'82crou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred . Cf. Shred , Escrow .] 1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll . Isa. xxxiv. 4.
Here is the scroll of every man's name. Shak.
2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
3. A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.]
Burrill.
4. (Geom.) Same as Skew surface . See under Skew .
Linen scroll (Arch.) See under Linen . -- Scroll chuck (Mach.) , an adjustable chuck, applicable to a lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws. -- Scroll saw . See under Saw .
Scrolled <Xpage=1293>
Scrolled (?) , a. Formed like a scroll; contained in a scroll; adorned with scrolls; as, scrolled work .
Scrophularia <Xpage=1293>
Scroph`u*la"ri*a (?) , n. [NL. So called because it was reputed to be remedy for scrofula .] (Bot.) A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled cymes; figwort.
Scrophulariaceous <Xpage=1293>
Scroph`u*la`ri*a"ceous (?) , a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants ( Scrophulariace\'91 , or Scrophularine\'91 ), usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia .
Scrotal <Xpage=1293>
Scro"tal (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the scrotum; as, scrotal hernia .
Scrotiform <Xpage=1293>
Scro"ti*form (?) , a. [L. scrotum scrotum + -form .] Purse-shaped; pouch-shaped.
Scrotocele <Xpage=1293>
Scro"to*cele (?) , n. [ Scrotum + Gr. <?/ a tumor.: cf. F. scrotoc\'82le .] (Med.) A rupture or hernia in the scrotum; scrotal hernia.
Scrotum <Xpage=1293>
Scro"tum (?) , n. [L.] (Anat.) The bag or pouch which contains the testicles; the cod.
Scrouge <Xpage=1293>
Scrouge (?) , v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.] To crowd; to squeeze. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
Scrow <Xpage=1293>
Scrow (? ∨ ?) , n. [See Escrow , Scroll .] 1. A scroll. [Obs.]
Palsgrave.
2. A clipping from skins; a currier's cuttings.
Scroyle <Xpage=1293>
Scroyle (?) , n. [Cf. OF. escrouselle a kind of vermin, escrouelles , pl., scrofula, F. \'82crouelles , fr. (assumed) LL. scrofulae . See Scrofula , and cf. Cruels .] A mean fellow; a wretch. [Obs.]
hak.
Scrub <Xpage=1293>
Scrub (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scrubbed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrubbing .] [OE. scrobben , probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sckrubbe , Sw. skrubba , D. schrobben , LG. schrubben .] To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate .
Scrub <Xpage=1293>
Scrub , v. i. To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living .
Scrub <Xpage=1293>
Scrub , n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. "A sorry scrub ."
Bunyan.
We should go there in as proper a manner possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. Goldsmith.
2. Something small and mean.
3. A worn-out brush.
Ainsworth.
4. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub , palmetto scrub , etc.
5. (Stock Breeding) One of the commen live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc. [U.S.]
Scrub bird (Zo\'94l.) , an Australian passerine bird of the family Atrichornithid\'91 , as Atrichia clamosa ; -- called also brush bird . -- Scrub oak (Bot.) , the popular name of several dwarfish species of oak. The scrub oak of New England and the Middle States is Quercus ilicifolia , a scraggy shrub; that of the Southern States is a small tree ( Q. Catesb\'91i ); that of the Rocky Mountain region is Q. undulata , var. Gambelii . -- Scrub robin (Zo\'94l.) , an Australian singing bird of the genus Drymodes .
Scrub <Xpage=1293>
Scrub , a. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
How solitary, how scrub , does this town lokk! Walpole.
No little scrub joint shall come on my board. Swift.
Scrub game , a game, as of ball, by unpracticed players. -- Scrub race , a race between scrubs, or between untrained animals or contestants.
Scrubbed <Xpage=1293>
Scrub"bed (?) , a. Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
Scrubber <Xpage=1293>
Scrub"ber (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing.
2. (Gas Manuf.) A gas washer. See under Gas .
Scrubboard <Xpage=1293>
Scrub"board` (?) , n. A baseboard; a mopboard.
Scrubby <Xpage=1293>
Scrub"by (?) , a. [ Compar. Scrubbier (?) ; superl. Scrubbiest .] Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur . "Dense, scrubby woods."
Duke of Argull.
Scrubstone <Xpage=1293>
Scrub"stone` (?) , n. A species of calciferous sandstone. [Prov. Eng.]
Scruff <Xpage=1293>
Scruff (?) , n. [See Scurf .] Scurf. [Obs.]
Scruff <Xpage=1293>
Scruff , n. [Cf. Scuff .] The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.
Scrummage <Xpage=1293>
Scrum"mage (?; 43) , n. See Scrimmage .
Scrumptious <Xpage=1293>
Scrump"tious (?) , a. Nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine. [Slang]
Scrunch <Xpage=1293>
Scrunch (?) , v. t. & v. i. [Cf. Scranch , Crunch .] To scranch; to crunch.
Dickens.
Scruple <Xpage=1293>
Scru"ple (?) , n. [L. scrupulus a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce, a scruple, uneasiness, doubt, dim. of scrupus a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness; perh. akin to Gr. <?/ the chippings of stone, <?/ a razor, Skr. kshura : cf. F. scrupule .] 1. A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
2. Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
I will not bate thee a scruple . Shak.
3. Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.
He was made miserable by the conflict between his tastes and his scruples . Macaulay.
To make scruple , to hesitate from conscientious motives; to scruple. Locke.
Scruple <Xpage=1293>
Scru"ple , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Scrupled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Skrupling (?) .] To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
We are often over-precise, scrupling to say or do those things which lawfully we may. Fuller.
Men scruple at the lawfulness of a set form of divine worship. South.
Scruple <Xpage=1293>
Scru"ple , v. t. 1. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
Others long before them . . . scrupled more the books of hereties than of gentiles. Milton.
2. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple. [R.]
Letters which did still scruple many of them. E. Symmons.
Scrupler <Xpage=1293>
Scru"pler (?) , n. One who scruples.
Scrupulist <Xpage=1293>
Scru"pu*list (?) , n. A scrupler. [Obs.]
Scruou-lize <Xpage=1293>
Scru"ou-lize (?) , v. t. To perplex with scruples; to regard with scruples. [Obs.]
Bp. Montagu.
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Scrupulosity <Xpage=1294>
Scru`pu*los"i*ty (?) , n. [L. scrupulositas .] The quality or state of being scruppulous; doubt; doubtfulness respecting decision or action; caution or tenderness from the far of doing wrong or ofending; nice regard to exactness and propierty; precision.
The first sacrilege is looked on with horror; but when they have made the breach, their scrupulosity soon retires. Dr. H. More.
Careful, even to scrupulosity , . . . to keep their Sabbath. South.
Scrupulous <Xpage=1294>
Scru"pu*lous (?) , a. [L. scrupulosus : cf. F. scrupuleux .] 1. Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.
Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were scrupulous . Hooker.
2. Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties .
3. Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.]
Equality of two domestic powers Breed scrupulous faction. Shak.
4. Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.]
The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscrure, not scrupulous . Bacon.
Syn. -- Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating.
-- Scru"pu*lous*ly , adv. -- Scru"pu*lous*ness , n.
Scrutable <Xpage=1294>
Scru"ta*ble (?) , a. Discoverable by scrutiny, inquiry, or critical examination. [R.]
r. H. More.
Scrutation <Xpage=1294>
Scru*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. scrutatio .] Search; scrutiny. [Obs.]
Scrutator <Xpage=1294>
Scru*ta"tor (?) , n. [L.] One who scrutinizes; a close examiner or inquirer.
Ayliffe.
Scrutineer <Xpage=1294>
Scru`ti*neer (?) , n. A scrutinizer; specifically, an examiner of votes, as at an election.
Scrutinize <Xpage=1294>
Scru"ti*nize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scrutinized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrutinizing (?) .] [From Scrutiny .] To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals .
Whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize . Ayliffe.
Th<?/se pronounced him youmgeat who scrutinized his face the closest. G. W. Cable.
Scrutinize <Xpage=1294>
Scru"ti*nize , v. i. To make scrutiny.
Scrutinizer <Xpage=1294>
Scru"ti*ni`zer (?) , n. One who scrutinizes.
Scrutinous <Xpage=1294>
Scru"ti*nous (?) , a. Closely examining, or inquiring; careful; sctrict. -- Scru"ti*nous*ly , adv.
Scrutiny <Xpage=1294>
Scru"ti*ny (?) , n. [L. scrutinium , fr. scrutari to search carefuly, originally, to search even to the rags, fr. scruta trash, trumpery; perhaps akin to E. shred : cf. AS. scrudnian to make scrutiny.] 1. Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
They that have designed exactness and deep scrutiny have taken some one part of nature. Sir M. Hale.
Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view And narrower scrutiny . Milton.