||Sca"bi*es (?), n. (Med.) The itch.
Sca"bi*ous (?), a. [L. scabiosus, from scabies the scab: cf. F.
scabieux.] Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious
eruptions. Arbuthnot.
Sca"bi*ous, n. [Cf. F. scabieuse. See Scabious, a.] (Bot.) Any plant of
the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in
Europe. They resemble the Compositæ, and have similar heads of flowers,
but the anthers are not connected.
Sweet scabious. (a) Mourning bride. (b) A daisylike plant (Erigeron
annuus) having a stout branching stem.
Scab"ling (?), n. [See Scapple.] A fragment or chip of stone. [Written
also scabline.]
Sca*bred"i*ty (?), n. [L. scabredo, fr. scaber rough.] Roughness;
ruggedness. [Obs.] Burton.
Sca"brous (?), a. [L. scabrosus, fr. scaber rough: cf. F. scabreux.] 1.
Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or
points; scabby; scurfy; scaly. Arbuthnot.