scribe — [skrīb] n. [ME < L scriba, public writer, scribe, in LL(Ec), doctor of the Jewish law < scribere, to write < IE * skeribh < base * (s)ker , to cut, incise > SHEAR] 1. a professional penman who copied manuscripts before the… … English World dictionary
Scribe — n. & v. n. 1 a person who writes out documents, esp. an ancient or medieval copyist of manuscripts. 2 Bibl. an ancient Jewish record keeper or professional theologian and jurist. 3 (in full scribe awl) a pointed instrument for making marks on… … Useful english dictionary
scribe — n. & v. n. 1 a person who writes out documents, esp. an ancient or medieval copyist of manuscripts. 2 Bibl. an ancient Jewish record keeper or professional theologian and jurist. 3 (in full scribe awl) a pointed instrument for making marks on… … Useful english dictionary
scribe — I. /skraɪb / (say skruyb) noun 1. a copyist, as someone who formerly made copies of manuscripts, etc. 2. any of various officials of ancient or former times who performed clerical duties. 3. Jewish History one of a class of teachers who… …
scribe — [14] Scribe is at the centre of a large network of English words that go back to Latin scrībere ‘write’. Others include ascribe [15], describe, scribble [15], and shrive, while its past participle scriptus has contributed script [14], scripture… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
scribe — I [[t]skraɪb[/t]] n. v. scribed, scrib•ing 1) a professional copyist, esp. one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing 2) a public clerk or writer, esp. one with official status 3) jud one of a group of Palestinian… … From formal English to slang
scribe — [14] Scribe is at the centre of a large network of English words that go back to Latin scrībere ‘write’. Others include ascribe [15], describe, scribble [15], and shrive, while its past participle scriptus has contributed script [14], scripture… … Word origins
scribe — scribe1 scribal, adj. /skruyb/, n., v., scribed, scribing. n. 1. a person who serves as a professional copyist, esp. one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing. 2. a public clerk or writer, usually one having official… … Universalium
The Seated Scribe — The sculpture of the Seated Scribe is one of most important examples of ancient Egyptian art. It represents a figure of a seated scribe at work. The sculpture was discovered at Saqqara in 1850 and dated to the period of 4th Dynasty, 2620 2500 BC … Wikipedia
Timber scribe — Timber Tim ber, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer, Dan. t[ o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L. domus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
