scance

A crescent-shaped structure of stones built to afford cover in battle.

As for the state of Antwerp, the enemy has fortified so strongly that their ships cannot possibly remove him; for he bends half his force to defend the scance of Calloo, upon the Fladers' side of the bridge, and the other half on the brabant side, which is full of scances, so that one hundred men can defend it from five hundred.

We are making up fast—almost within shot now. The scance, too, is a good hundred yards off.

A gleam or glow.

In silk an' sattin ilk ane scances, An gauze beside, They've loupit o'er a' sort o' fences Wi perfect pride.

And look at the scance that comes frae his bonny een.

A dose of radiation.

The succeeding scances may even be prolonged to twenty or twenty-five minutes, but it will then be necessary to use light massage to the part exposed to the electric rays.

Ordinarily a temperature from 200 to 350 degrees is sufficient, with scances from thirty to sixty minutes, followed, when there is stasis or a weak circulation, by the “Morton wave current.”

A social discussion.

The members of the club were all eager to debate such matters as poetry, art, religion, music, and natural science with open minds. From these creative scances were born many of the ideas that contributed to the Industrial Revolution, as well as its financial sponsoring.

To give a cursory examination.

And ye must also allow these Circumstances to be scanced upon, as my scant Information and shallow Capacity will admit of; This only ye are to expect, and this according to the measure of Light and Assistance, which GOD shall be pleased to give me, I shall presume and endeavour to shew you.

His agents a', wi' sullen gloom Mute, measure, as he dances With horrid rage, damning the loom And weavers; soon he scances Their claith this day.

To reflect on; to consider.

I marvell our records nothing at all Do mention Wallace going into France; How that can be forgote I greatlie scance;

But, as I said, she scanced the time o' nicht, Gaed for a dip, and held it to the licht.

To shine.

Glad cam the dawn in rosy robe, Whilk day our Saviour rase, An' flang her scancing dewy veil Out ower the hills and braes.

Sounds a-sounding, colors bright, Sadness lacking, brilliant light; Future scancing, Forward sight, Singing day, painted night.

To take cover in a scance.

Zutphen is victualled, and the States' men lie over the river, entrenched and "scanced" to hinder the enemy's coming further into the Velewe.

Reproachful

The wild confusion, which the shout of mobs, The din of company, the jest, the sneer, Envy's scance look, and Hatred's savage frown Upraise

Plenty other football managers have been damned by early snap judgments on players but there were scance looks all around from the Hamilton contingent when they were informed by Archie Knox that their 15-year-old first team player wasn't being considered for Scotland's under-17s, allegedly on the proviso that he wasn't able to get around the park.