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Meaning Of Scribe
n.
One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another;
especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a
notary; a copyist.
n.
A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and
traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
v. t.
To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
v. t.
To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a
somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of
level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called
because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that
he afterwards cuts.
v. t.
To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.