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Score
Score
(skōr)
, Noun.
[AS.
scor
twenty, fr. sceran
, scieran
, to shear, cut, divide; or rather the kindred Icel. skor
incision, twenty, akin to Dan. skure
a notch, Sw. skåra
. See Shear
.] 1.
A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the
score
and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used. Shakespeare
2.
An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness.
He parted well, and paid his
score
. Shakespeare
3.
Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.
But left the trade, as many more
Have lately done on the same
Have lately done on the same
score
. Hudibras.
You act your kindness in Cydaria’s
score
. Dryden.
4.
The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in
pl.
, a large number. Amongst three or four
score
hogsheads. Shakespeare
At length the queen took upon herself to grant patents of monopoly by
scores
. Macaulay.
5.
A distance of twenty yards; – a term used in ancient archery and gunnery.
Halliwell.
6.
A weight of twenty pounds.
[Prov. Eng.]
7.
The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.
8.
A line drawn; a groove or furrow.
9.
(Mus.)
The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; – so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts.
Moore (Encyc. of Music).
In score
(Mus.)
, having all the parts arranged and placed in juxtaposition.
Smart.
– To quit scores
, to settle or balance accounts; to render an equivalent; to make compensation.
Does not the earth
quit scores
with all the elements in the noble fruits that issue from it? South.
Score
(skōr)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Scored
(skōrd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scoring
.] 1.
To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow;
as, to
. score
timber for hewing; to score
the back with a lashLet us
score
their backs. Shakespeare
A briar in that tangled wilderness
Had
Had
scored
her white right hand. M. Arnold.
2.
Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something;
as, to
. score
a tally3.
To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge.
Madam, I know when,
Instead of five, you
Instead of five, you
scored
me ten. Swift.
Nor need I tallies thy dear love to
score
. Shakespeare
4.
To engrave, as upon a shield.
[R.]
Spenser.
5.
To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.
6.
(Mus.)
To write down in proper order and arrangement; , 9.
as, to
. See score
an overture for an orchestraScore
, Noun.
7.
(Geol.)
To mark with parallel lines or scratches;
as, the rocks of New England and the Western States were
. scored
in the drift epochWebster 1828 Edition
Score
SCORE
, n.1.
A notch or incision; hence, the number twenty. Our ancestors, before the knowledge of writing, numbered and kept accounts of numbers by cutting notches on a stick or tally, and making one notch the representative of twenty. A simple mark answered the same purpose.2.
A line drawn.3.
An account or reckoning; as, he paid his score.4.
An account kept of something past; an epoch; an era.5.
Debt, or account of debt.6.
Account; reason; motive.But left the trade, as many more have lately done on the same score.
7.
Account; sake.You act your kindness of Cydaria's score.
8.
In music, the original and entire draught of any composition, or its transcript.To quit scores, to pay fully; to make even by giving an equivalent.
A song in score, the words with the musical notes of a song annexed.
SCORE
, v.t.1.
To notch; to cut and chip for the purpose of preparing for hewing; as, to score timber.2.
To cut; to engrave.3.
To mark by a line.4.
To set down as a debt.Madam, I know when, instead of five, you scored me ten.
5.
To set down or take as an account; to charge; as, to score follies.6.
To form a score in music.