Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Scoto.
Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Scoto and, of course, Scoto synonyms and on the right images related to the word Scoto.
No result for Scoto. Showing similar results...
Scotograph
Scotograph Scot"o*graph, n. [Gr. sko`tos darkness + -graph.]
An instrument for writing in the dark, or without seeing.
--Maunder.
Scotoma
Scotoma Sco*to"ma, n. [L.] (Med.)
Scotomy.
Scotomy
Scotomy Scot"o*my, n. [NL. scotomia, from Gr. ? dizziness, fr.
? to darken, fr. sko`tos darkness: cf. F. scotomie.]
1. Dizziness with dimness of sight. [Obs.] --Massinger.
2. (Med.) Obscuration of the field of vision due to the
appearance of a dark spot before the eye.
Scotophilus ornatusHarlequin Har"le*quin, n. [F. arlequin,formerly written also
harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin,
hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch
origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. Hell, Kin.]
A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.
As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
--Johnson.
Harlequin bat (Zo["o]l.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus
ornatus), curiously variegated with white spots.
Harlequin beetle (Zo["o]l.), a very large South American
beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and
antenn[ae]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
black, and gray.
Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zo["o]l.) See Calicoback.
Harlequin caterpillar. (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American
bombycid moth (Euch[ae]tes egle) which is covered with
black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.
Harlequin duck (Zo["o]l.), a North American duck
(Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash,
curiously streaked with white.
Harlequin moth. (Zo["o]l.) See Magpie Moth.
Harlequin opal. See Opal.
Harlequin snake (Zo["o]l.), a small, poisonous snake
(Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the
Southern United States. Scotophis AlleghaniensisBlack snake Black" snake` (sn[=a]k) or Blacksnake
Black"snake, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in
the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer,
sometimes six feet long, and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis,
seven or eight feet long.
Note: The name is also applied to various other black
serpents, as Natrix atra of Jamaica. Scotoscope
Scotoscope Sco"to*scope (? or ?), n. [Gr. sko`tos darkness +
-scope.]
An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a
faint light. [Obs.] --Pepys.
Meaning of Scoto from wikipedia
- The term
Scoto-Norman (also Franco-Scottish or Franco-Gaelic) is used to
describe people, families,
institutions and
archaeological artifacts that are...
-
Emilio Scotto (Buenos Aires,
September 27, 1954) is an
Argentine adventurer, photojournalist, and writer. As of 2009[update] he
holds the
Guinness record...
- of this article, see Abate, Giuseppe, “La
tomba del ven.
Giovanni Duns
Scoto (…)”,
Miscellanea francescana, Rome, 45 (1945), pp. 29–79,
which refers...
-
Columba (/kəˈlʌmbəˌ ˈkɒlʌmbə/) or
Colmcille (7
December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an
Irish abbot and
missionary evangelist credited with
spreading Christianity...
- Hiberno-Latin, also
called Hisperic Latin, was a
learned style of
literary Latin first used and
subsequently spread by
Irish monks during the
period from...
-
limitations of monarchy, as
outlined in his
treatise De Jure
Regni apud
Scotos. In 1568, Mary
escaped from
Lochleven Castle,
leading to
several years of...
- 1689
shows the
power of
Buchananite ideas. His
treatise De Jure
Regni apud
Scotos,
published in 1579.
discussed the
doctrine that the
source of all political...
- The
House of Stuart,
originally spelled Stewart, was a
royal house of Scotland, England,
Ireland and
later Great Britain. The
family name
comes from the...
-
Scoto was present,
Charlemagne travelled the
ancient via C****ia to
Saint Peter's
Basilica where he was
received and
blessed by the pope.
Mario Scoto was...
- twelfth-century
reign of King
David I, the
Scottish monarchs are
better described as
Scoto-Norman than Gaelic,
preferring French culture to
native Scottish culture...
