sculpture

[Fr., from Lat. sculptura, prop, fem. sing. of sculpt urus, fut. par. of sculpo to carve; Sp. & Port. escultura; Ital. scultura.] 1. The art of cutting, carving, or hewing wood, speed. 2. A fast runner. ( School slang .) 3. Loose, vapory clouds, driven swiftly by the wind. "Now, though the darkening scud comes on." Scott: Lord of the Isles, i. 18. 4. A light, pa ing shower. (Prov. Eng.) 5. A heavy shower. ( Scotch.) "He will have a wet journey, seeing it is apout to pe a scud."-Scott: Heart of Mid - Lothian , ch. li. 6. A small number of larks, le than a school. (Prov.) scud-der, s. [English scud, v.; -er.] One who scuds. IMG:content-1085.png:[blocks in formation] 1. The former unit of value in the Roman States; divided into 10 paoli, or 100 bajocchi, equal to about $1.02. It is now superseded by the Italian scudo of 10 lire, which a imilates it to the French system. 2. about $1.02. 4. A Genoese gold coin worth about 96 cents. scuff, s . [ScUFT.) The back part of the neck; the scruff. ( Prov . Eng .) 3. Austria nie ren worth about 6 cents. "One of the biggest. was seized by the scuff of the neck."-Lytton: What will he do with it ? bk. x., ch. vii. scuff, v . i . & t. [Sw. skuffa =to push, to shove (c. v.); Old Dut. schuffelen ; Dut. schuiven to shove.] A. In trans.: To walk without raising the feet from the ground or floor; to shuffle. ( Prov.) B. Trans.: To graze gently; to pa with a slight touch. (Scotch.)