\Sco"ti*a\, n. [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.] (Arch.)
A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.

\Sco"ti*a\, n. [L.]
Scotland [Poetic]
      O Scotia! my dear, my native soil!       --Burns.