7. (Geol.)
Defn: To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of New
England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch.
SCORER
Scor"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, scores.
SCORIA
Sco"ri*a, n.; pl. Scorlæ. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected after the eduction of metallic ores; dross.
2. Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders.
SCORIAC
Sco"ri*ac, a.
Defn: Scoriaceous. E. A. Poe.
SCORIACEOUS
Sco`ri*a"ceous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. scoriacé.]