scotia
noun
sco·tia ˈskō-sh(ē-)ə 
-tē-ə
: a concave molding used especially in classical architecture in the bases of columns
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Rela adapted the design of baroque scotias on the posts of a park outside to fashion a large whorl over the front entrance. 
Elisabeth Malkin, ELLE Decor, 20 Feb. 2018
Elisabeth Malkin, ELLE Decor, 20 Feb. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek skotia, from feminine of skotios dark, shadowy, from skotos darkness — more at shade
First Known Use
1563, in the meaning defined above
- given name
- given names
- given notice
- given of
- given off
- given one the creeps
- given one the gate
- given one's word
- given out
- given over
- given over (to)
- given over to
- given rise to
- given the circumstances
- given the go-ahead
- given the lie to
- given the third degree to
- given to
- given up
- given up (to)
- given up the ghost
- given up to
- given way
- given way (to)
- given way to