SPage 117
- English Word Sciomachy Definition A fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or futile combat.
- English Word Sciomancy Definition Divination by means of shadows.
- English Word Scion Definition A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.
- English Word Scion Definition A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting.
- English Word Scion Definition Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock.
- English Word Scioptic Definition Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball.
- English Word Sciopticon Definition A kind of magic lantern.
- English Word Scioptics Definition The art or process of exhibiting luminous images, especially those of external objects, in a darkened room, by arrangements of lenses or mirrors.
- English Word Scioptric Definition Scioptic.
- English Word Sciot Definition Of or pertaining to the island Scio (Chio or Chios).
- English Word Sciot Definition A native or inhabitant of Scio.
- English Word Sciotheric Definition Of or pertaining to a sundial.
- English Word Scious Definition Knowing; having knowledge.
- English Word Scire facias Definition A judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record, or (as in the case of scire facias to repeal letters patent) why the record should not be annulled or vacated.
- English Word Scirrhi Definition of Scirrhus
- English Word Scirrhoid Definition Resembling scirrhus.
- English Word Scirrhosity Definition A morbid induration, as of a gland; state of being scirrhous.
- English Word Scirrhous Definition Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; as, scirrhous affections; scirrhous disease.
- English Word Scirrhus Definition An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland.
- English Word Scirrhus Definition A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised.