Scene"man (?), n.; pl. Scenemen (&?;). The man who manages the movable
scenes in a theater.
Scen"er*y (?), n. 1. Assemblage of scenes; the paintings and hangings
representing the scenes of a play; the disposition and arrangement of
the scenes in which the action of a play, poem, etc., is laid;
representation of place of action or occurence.
2. Sum of scenes or views; general aspect, as regards variety and
beauty or the reverse, in a landscape; combination of natural views, as
woods, hills, etc.
Never need an American look beyond his own country for the sublime
and beautiful of natural scenery.
W. Irving.
Scene"shift`er (?), n. One who moves the scenes in a theater; a
sceneman.
{ Scen"ic (?), Scen"ic*al (?) }, a. [L. scaenicus, scenicus, Gr. &?;:
cf. F. scénique. See Scene.] Of or pertaining to scenery; of the nature
of scenery; theatrical.
All these situations communicate a scenical animation to the wild
romance, if treated dramatically.
De Quincey.
Scen"o*graph (?), n. [See Scenography.] A perspective representation or
general view of an object.
{ Scen`o*graph"ic (?), Scen`o*graph"ic*al (?) }, a. [Cf. F.
scénographique, Gr. &?;.] Of or pertaining to scenography; drawn in
perspective. -- Scen`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.
Sce*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [L. scaenographia, Gr. &?;; &?; scene, stage +
gra`fein to write: cf. F. scénographie.] The art or act of representing
a body on a perspective plane; also, a representation or description of
a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye. Greenhill.
Scent (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scented; p. pr. & vb. n. Scenting.]
[Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See Sense.] 1. To
perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a
hound does.
Methinks I scent the morning air.
Shak.