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SCOLeCIX (oicwXriKia), a;, f. a kind of 
verdigris. Plin. 
BCoLeCION (aKioXftKiov), ii, n. a kind of 
scarlet berry said to change itself into a 
small worm. Plin. 
SC0LTBR5CH5N ( txKoXifipoxov ), i, n. a 
3 kind of plant, otherwise called callitrichon 
and scolopendrion. Apul. 
SC5LI0S (cKoXidg), a, um, adj. crooked. 
— Hence, Carmen scolion, h. e. a kind 
of song sung at table, which, as some sup¬ 
pose, was sung in turns by the guests, who 
sat opposite each other, and, consequently, 
in a ligiag course. 
SCSLoPaX (oTcoXcoiraf), glcis, m. a snipe. 
*3 1\Tpmp<iin.n 
SCOLOPeNDRX (aKoXoirevSpa), x, f. a 
scolopendra, a kind of multipede. Plin. 
-If Also, a sea-fish. Plin. 
SCGLOPeNDRIUM, or SCOLOPeNDRI- 
3 8 N ( oKoXonsvfipiov ), ii, n. See Scoli- 
brochon. 
SCOUyMSS (< TKoXvpog), i, m. a kind of 
artichoke (Cynara cardunculus, L.). 
Plin. 
SCoMBER (cKdpPpos), bri, m. a kind of 
sea-fish, usually supposed to be a mackerel 
(Scomber scomber, L.). 
SCoMMX (cTKwppa), 5tis, n. a scoff, mock, 
3 jeer, taunt, gibe,fiout, cavil. Macrob. 
SCoPX (unc.), ffi, f. a thin branch of trees, 
shrubs, &c. The singular was but lit¬ 
tle used,and Quintil. 1 , 5,16, finds fault 
with the use of it. But we find in 
Plin. Scopa regia, h. e. according to 
Sprengel, a species of the herb goose-foot 
resembling a besom (Che nopodium sco- 
paria, L.). It is commonly found in 
the plural. Pallad. Asparagi radices 
annis omnibus incendamus in scopis. 
Plin. absinthii in vinum additie. And 
so, of other herbs. — Hence, Scop®, 
a broom, besom, Kopog, KaXXvvrpov, aapeo- 
Spov. Plant. Munditias fieri volo: ef- 
ferte hue scopas, simulque arundinem. 
Horat. Vilibus in scopis, in mappis, in 
scobe quantus consistit sumptus! Plin. 
Myrti foliis acutis, ex qua fiunt ruri 
scop®. — Hence, Cic. Scopas dissol- 
vere, h. e. to take a broom to pieces, to de¬ 
prive a thing of its order or connection, 
or, to make a thing entirely useless. — 
Hence, Cicero calls a worthless person 
scopas solutas. 
SC5PH3, arum, f. See Scopa. 
SCoPaRIOS (scopas), ii, m. a sweeper, 
3 crap<o$fip. Pandect. 
SCOPaS (ffKOirag), as, m. a celebrated 
statuary of Paros. Cic. and Horat. - 
If Also, a Thessalian of rank at the time 
of Simonides. Quintil. 11, 2, 14. 
SCOPES (oKtones), um, f. a species of owl. 
Plin. 10, 70, ex Horn. 
SCOPIS (unc.), onis, and SCOPES, i, m. 
2 the stalk or pedicle of grapes, Kpepaaryp. 
Colum. and Parr. — Scopium is also 
found in Cic. 
SCOPIUM, ii, n. See Scopio. 
SCoPTOLX (unc.), orum, n. the shoulder- 
3 bones. Cels. 8, 1. (But Ed. Almel. rends 
scutula.) 
SCoPCLX (dimin. of scopa), te, f. a little 
’dbesom or broom, ic6prj§pov. Colum.. 
SCOPOLoSCS (scopulus), a, um, adj. full 
1 of rocks or shelves, rocky, slielvy, okotts- 
XibSyg. Cic. mare. Sil. coll is. Plin. 
Scopulosa, sc. loca. — Hence, figur. 
Cic. locus, h. e. dangerous. Pal. Place. 
terga belluas, h. e. projecting like a rock. 
SCOPELOS (o/cdireXog), i, m. any high pro¬ 
jecting place, from which one can see ob¬ 
jects at. a great distance, the summit of a 
mountain, a high rock, cliff, crag. Pirg. 
Ipsa hasret scopulis, et quantum vertice 
ad auras, &c. Ovid. Scopulus Mavor- 
tis, h. e. Areopagus. — Also, with poets, 
in general, any large stone. Pal. Flacc. 
Machina muri, quas scopulis trabibusque 
diu, confectaque flammis procubuit tan¬ 
dem. Id. Imber agens scopulos, h. e. lapi- 
des- If Particularly, a rock in the. sea 
or on the seashore, a cliff. Cces. Remigum 
numero pars ad scopulos alisa. So, also, 
Cic. Ad scopulos affligi. Ovid. Terra tri¬ 
bes scopulis currit in icquora, h. e. pro- 
montoriis. — Figur. Ovid. Scopulos et 
ferrum gestarein corde (of a hard-heart¬ 
ed and unmerciful person). Lucret. Ad 
scopulum ire, h. e. to perish. — Also, fig- 
nr. a rock, of critical, dangerous things. 
Cic. Ilationes ad scopulos appellere. 
SCOPOS (ckottos), i, m. a mark, scope, at 
3 which one shoots. Sueton. Dorn. 19. (But 
Ed. Wolf. reads sccrpulo.) — Figur. an 
end, design, aim, object., purpose. Cic. 
But in this passage it is written with 
Greek characters.-If Scopus, a stalk 
or pedicle of grapes. See Scopio. 
SCoRDXLIX (scordalus), ®, f. contention, 
2 quarrel. Petron. 
SCoRDALOS (unc.), i, m. perhaps, quar- 
2 relsome, insolent, daring, audacious 
Scnec. 
SCoRDILON (unc.), i, n. same as Scm-- 
3 drum. Apul. 
SCoRDIUM, or SCORDION (aK6pS-.au), 
ii, n. a plant smelling like garlic, sem Aura 
or water-germander, (Teucrum scordi- 
um, L.) Plin. 25,27. 
SCoRDoTIS func.), is, f. same as Scor- 
di.um. Plin. 
SCoRIX (oKarpia), ®, f. dross, the refuse 
of metal. Plin. -If Figur. dirt, filth. 
Pirg. 
SCoRPTENA (c rxopneuva), re, f. a sea- 
scorpion. Plin. 32, 53. 
SCoRPIXCOS (oKopmaKos), a, um, adj. 
3 relating to scorpions. Tertull. Scorpia- 
cum, sc. medicamentum, li. c. a remedy 
against the sting of a scorpion. 
SCoRPINaCX (unc.), as, f. a kind of herb, 
3 same as Prnscrpinaca. Apul. 
SCORPIO, onis, and SCORPIOS, and 
SCORPIOS ( oKopniog, o-Kopniiov), i, in. 
a scorpion. Ovid, and Plin. — Also, the 
Scorpion, oneof the twelve signs of the zodi¬ 
ac. Ovid. -If Also, an engine for throw¬ 
ing stones, darts and other missiles, called 
a scorpion. Cats, and Liv. Particularly 
Ammian. 23, 4. and Pegel. de re mil. 4,22. 
-ir Also, a kind of sea-fish, probably 
the sea-scorpion, (Cottus Scorpio, L.) 
Ovid, and Plin. -If Also, a kind of 
plant, scorpion-grass, scorpion-wort, or 
scorpion’s-t.ail (Spartium scorpius, L.). 
Plin. 22, 17. — Also, a shrub, otherwise 
called tragos. Plin. -If Also, a heap 
of sthncs piled up in the form of a pyra¬ 
mid, and serving as a boundary-mark. 
Sicul. Flacc. 
SCORPIOCTONON (oK<ipnioKT6vov), i, n. 
3 the herb heliotrope. Apul. 
SCORPION (unc.), ii, n. a kind of herb, 
otherwise called telyplionon. Plin. 
SCORPIONIOS (scorpio), a, um, adj. of 
2 or pertaining to a scorpion. Plin. genus 
cucurneris, so called on account of its 
resemblance to the tail of a scorpion, 
and because it is good against the sting of 
that insect. 
SCORPIOS, ii, m. See Scorpio. 3 
SCORPTTeS (<nco,07riri7f),a3, rn.or SCOR- 
PITIS (oKopnirig), id is, f. a kind of 
precious stone resembling a scorpion. 
Plin. 
SCORPIuROS, or SCORPIuROS (oKopni- 
ovpog), i, m. and SCoRPIuRON (oveopn'- 
ovpov), i, n. scorpion’s-tail; a kind of he¬ 
liotrope. Plin. 
SCORPIOS, ii, m. See Scorpio. 
SCORTaToR (scortor), oris, in. a whore- 
3 monger, whorerjiastcr, fornicator, Lrai- 
(norris, irdpoog. Cic. 
SCORTaTOS (Id.), us, m. whoredom. 
3 Apul. 
SCORTEOS (scortum), a, um, adj. made 
2 of hides or skins, auvrivoy. Cels, pul- 
vinus. — Hence, Ovid. Scortea, things 
made of hides or leather. Hence, Scor¬ 
tea, sc. vestis, a garment made of skins 
or leather. Martial, and Scnec. - 
If Also, old, wrinkled, ugly. Apul. 
Scortum scorteum. 
SCORTiLLUM (dimin. of scortum), i, n. 
3 a little or young harlot or courtesan, nop- 
viSiov, iraiplfiiov. Catull. 
SCORTOR (scortum), aris, dep. 1. to 
3 whore, wench, iraipigopat. Varr. 
SCORTUM (oKvrog), i, n. a skin, hide, 
Scpag. Parr. Pellem antiqui dicebant 
scortum. Tertull. Herculis, h. e. the 
lion’s skin of Hercules. - -If Also, any 
person, male or female, who commits forni¬ 
cation ; a harlot., courtesan, whore, prosti¬ 
tute, drab, strumpet. Cic. 
SCOTT, orum, m. See Scotus. 
SCOT IX (aKOTia), te, f. darkness. — 
2 Hence, in architecture, the rundle in the 
bottom of a pillar. Vitruv. 3, 5, 2.- 
IT Also, a gutter at the end of a cornice. 
Vitruv. 4, 3, 6 .-H Scotia, te, f. Scot¬ 
land. 
SCoTICES (Scotia), a, ura, adj. Scottish, 
3 Scotch. Claudian. tela. 
SCO 1INOS, or SC0TIN5S (oKorcivds'', 
a, um, adj. dark. Hence, an epithet 
of the philosopher Heraclitus. Sencc. 
Heraclitus, cui cognomen Scotinon fe¬ 
cit orationis obsewritas. 
SC0T0S (unc.), i, in. a Scotchman. Clau- 
3 dian. 
SCRaNCIX (unc.), ;e, I. perhaps an epi¬ 
thet of a prostitute. Plaut. fragm. ap. 
Varr. 
SCREaTOR (screo), oris, m. a hawker or 
3 hemmer. Plant. 
SCREaTOS (Id.), us, m. a hawldng, hem- 
3 ming, xpepxptg. Terent. 
SCRE5 (unc.), as, a. 1 . to hawk, hem, 
3 xpcpnTopai. Plaut. 
SCriBX (scribo), a:, m. any one that 
writes; particularly, one who writes in 
the service of another, as of a prince, 
college, &c.; with us, a writer, scribe, 
votary, secretary, clerk, amanuensis, 
ypapparev;, Xoyoypdjiog. Hence, the 
scribes are sometimes to be considered 
as mean and inferior, and sometimes 
as respectable, and persons of impor¬ 
tance, though none of them were in 
great repute in free Rome, because 
they served for pay. They were of 
two kinds: Publici, who were in the 
service of the senate and higher magis¬ 
trates, as consuls, prretors, lediles, 
qusestors, governors, &c. Cic. Scriba 
asdilicius. Sueton. qu®storius. Also, 
of princes and kings. Plin. Scribis 
regum. Liv. Scriba cum rege sedens. 
Nepos. Fulgebat jam in adolescentulo 
indoles virtutis, itaque eum babuit Phi- 
lippus rex ad manum scrib® loco, quod 
multo apud Graios lionorificentius est, 
quam apud Romanos. Privati, who 
were kept by a private individual. Varr. 
Scriba librarius. These are otherwise 
simply called lihrarii. Horat. Scriba 
Neronis (h. e. Tiberii). So, also, Cic. 
ad Div. 5,20. Scriba mens. (Butin this 
passage, it may also mean a scriba publi- 
cus, because Cicero speaks here as pro- 
consul.) — Inscript. Scriba ab epistolis, 
h. e. a secretary. 
SCRIBaTOS (scribo), us, m. the office of a 
3 scribe or secretary, a writership, sccretari- 
ship. Cod. Just. 
SCRJBLTTX, or SCRIBILTTX (unc.) te, 
2 f. probably a kind of pastry. Plaut. and 
Martial. — Hence, Afran. Scriblitarius, 
h. s. a pastry-cook. 
SCRTB5 (ypoKpco), is, psi, ptum, a. 3 . to 
engrave, imprint, mark, draw lines, make 
characters, properly with a style or any 
other pointed instrument, by which the 
surface of any thing is torn open and 
made rough. Hence, to mark, draw, 
paint, write, because the ancients wrote 
with a style on waxen tablets. Quintil. 
Stigma fugitivo scribere, h. c. to brand a 
runaway slave. Cic. lineam, h. e. to draw 
a line. Catull. Frontem tabernte scri¬ 
bere scipionihus, h. e. to mark. Martial. 
Jupiter scriptus auro. — Hence, to mark 
out., delineate, describe, sketch. Plin. Ep. 
formam. Horat. Scribetur tibi forma et 
situs agri. — especially, to write with a 
style or pen. — Hence, to write, make let¬ 
ters or join them. Cic. literam. Id. 
Erat seviptum ipsius manu. Figur. Tc- 
re.nt. Milli scripta ilia dicta sunt in ani- 
mo, h. e. impressed, treasured up .— Also, 
to write, inform by writing, intimate by 
letter, write a letter to a person. Cic. Ego 
ad quos scribam, nescio. Id. In ista 
epistola nihil milii scripsisti de tuis re¬ 
bus. Plaut. salntein, li. e. to greet, send 
one’s compliments to any one in writing. 
Cic. Scribitur nobis, mnltitudinem con- 
venisse. Also, with a vominat. and in- 
finit. Cic. Use avis scribitur solere_ 
Also, to write, to commission, demand, 
ask, command by writing. Cic. Si quid 
ad me scripseris. With ut following. 
Id. Patron i scribere, ut is ad suos scribe- 
ret; ut ad me scriheret, ut in Italiam 
venirem. Also, without ut. Cats. 
Scribit Labieno, veniat. Alsp, with an 
infinil. following. Tacit. Scribitur te- 
trarchis jussis Corhulonis obsetjui. _ 
Scribere ad aliquem de aliquo, to com¬ 
mend ; as, Cic. Accuratissime ad me de te 
scripsit, h. e. has commended you very 
much to me. — Also, to write, draw up. 
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