Definition of Scruto

1. a stage trap-door [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scruto

scrutinises
scrutinising
scrutinisingly
scrutinization
scrutinize
scrutinized
scrutinizer
scrutinizers
scrutinizes
scrutinizing
scrutinizingly
scrutinous
scrutinously
scrutiny
scrutinyite
scruto (current term)
scrutoire
scrutore
scrutores
scrutos
scruze
scruzed
scruzes
scruzing
scry
scryde
scryer
scryers
scrying
scryings

Literary usage of Scruto

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1875)
"Mr. scruto wants to show you his model for the second act,' adds the stage-manager, ... Hereupon arrives Mr. scruto the scene-painter, with his neat little ..."

2. The Life of Lorenzo De'Medici, Called the Magnificent by William Roscoe, Lorenzo de' Medici (1797)
"... (ut infra) che 'l prefato Joanne Baptista ha detto, che quanto è scruto sopra in un foglio intero, e in un altro mezzo, e in questo, ..."

3. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"... compounded of ad and scruto, write, signifies here to write down to one's own account. The idea of taking something to one's self by an act of one's own ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Scruto on Dictionary.com!Search for Scruto on Thesaurus.com!Search for Scruto on Google!Search for Scruto on Wikipedia!

Search