About The Word Scribe
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Scribe Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Scribe?
[n] a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
[n] someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts [n] informal terms for journalists [n] French playwright (1791-1861) [v] score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking Synonyms | Synonyms for Scribe: Augustin Eugene Scribe | copyist | penman | scratch awl | scribbler | scriber | scrivener Related Terms | Find terms related to Scribe: See Also | awl | dramatist | employee | journalist | mark | nock | playwright | score Scribe In Webster's Dictionary \Scribe\ (skr[imac]b), n. [L. scriba, fr. scribere to
write; cf. Gr. ska`rifos a splinter, pencil, style (for
writing), E. scarify. Cf. {Ascribe}, {Describe}, {Script},
{Scrivener}, {Scrutoire}.]
1. One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another;
especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or
secretary; a notary; a copyist.
2. (Jewish Hist.) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled
in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the
law to the people.
\Scribe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scribing}.] 1. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe. --Spenser. 2. (Carp.) To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts. 3. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron. {Scribing iron}, an iron-pointed instrument for scribing, or marking, casks and logs. \Scribe\, v. i. To make a mark. With the separated points of a pair of spring dividers scribe around the edge of the templet. --A. M. Mayer. |
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