scotia Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sco"ti*a noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. skoti`a darkness, a sunken molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark shadow it casts, from sko`tos darkness.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.
Sco"ti*a noun
Etymology
L.
Definitions
  1. Scotland Poetic
    O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! Burns.

Webster 1913