scyte.html - n. & v.
--n.

a mowing and reaping implement with a long curved blade swung over the ground by a long pole with two short handles projecting from it.

--v.

tr. cut with a scythe. [OE sithe f. Gmc]

scyte.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

of or relating to ancient Scythia, a region north of the Black Sea.

--n.

1 an inhabitant of Scythia.
2 the language of this region. [L Scythia f. Gk Skuthia Scythia]

scyte.html - n.pl. two dangers such that avoidance of one increases the risk from the other. [the names of a sea-monster and whirlpool in Gk mythology]

scyte.html - n. & adj.
--n.

any marine jellyfish of the class Scyphozoa, with tentacles bearing stinging cells.

--adj.

of or relating to this class. [as SCYPHUS + Gk zoion animal]

scyte.html - n.
(pl. scyphi)
1 Gk Antiq. a footless drinking-cup with two handles below the level of the rim.
2 Bot. a cup-shaped part as in a narcissus flower or in lichens.

scyphose adj. [mod.L f. Gk skuphos]

scyte.html - n. & v.
--n.

a mowing and reaping implement with a long curved blade swung over the ground by a long pole with two short handles projecting from it.

--v.

tr. cut with a scythe. [OE sithe f. Gmc]