scotia

noun sco·tia \ˈskō-sh(ē-)ə, -tē-ə\

Definition of SCOTIA

: a concave molding used especially in classical architecture in the bases of columns

Latin, from Greek skotia, from feminine of skotios dark, shadowy, from skotos darkness — more at shade

First Known Use: 1563

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