Scotia

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.

(2):

(n.) Scotland

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(σκοτία, dark),or Trochilus, a hollow moulding constantly used in the bases of columns, etc., in classical architecture. The old English name for a corresponding moulding very frequently employed in Gothic architecture is casement. (See Column).