Index of English words, starting with "sc"

(1) - Scutch (n.) The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.
(2) - Scutch (n.) A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
(3) - Scutch (v. t.) To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.
(4) - Scutch (v. t.) To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
(5) - Scutch (v. t.) To beat or whip; to drub.

(1) - Scutcheon (n.) A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See Escutcheon, 4.
(2) - Scutcheon (n.) An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.

(1) - Scute (n.) A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake.
(2) - Scute (n.) An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents.
(3) - Scute (n.) A small shield.

(1) - Scutellation (n.) the entire covering, or mode of arrangement, of scales, as on the legs and feet of a bird.

(1) - Scutellum (n.) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella.
(2) - Scutellum (n.) The third of the four pieces forming the upper part of a thoracic segment of an insect. It follows the scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum; a scutella. See Thorax.
(3) - Scutellum (n.) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.