SCROFULIDE
Scrof"u*lide ( or ), n. (Med.)
Defn: Any affection of the skin dependent on scrofula.
SCROFULOUS
Scrof"u*lous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. scrofuleux.]
1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.
2. Diseased or affected with scrofula.
Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished. Arbuthnot.
— Scorf"u*lous*ly, adv.
— Scrof"u*lous*ness, n.
SCROG Scrog, n. Etym: [Cf. Scrag, or Gael. sgrogag anything shriveled, from sgrag to compress, shrivel.]
Defn: A stunted shrub, bush, or branch. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
SCROGGY
Scrog"gy, a.
Defn: Abounding in scrog; also, twisted; stunted. [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.] Halliwell.
SCROLL Scroll, n. Etym: [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. écrou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf. Shred, Escrow.]