- (v.t.) To write, engrave or mark upon; to inscribe.
- (n.) One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.i.) To make a mark.
- (v.t.) To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
- (n.) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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