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Franciscan :: Franciscan (a.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.

Scantle :: Scantle (v. t.) To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.

Scant :: Scant (v. t.) To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail..

Observantine :: Observantine (n.) One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of the founder, especially as to poverty; -- called also Observants..

Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.

Cammock :: Cammock (n.) A plant having long hard, crooked roots, the Ononis spinosa; -- called also rest-harrow. The Scandix Pecten-Veneris is also called cammock..

Suist :: Suigothus (n. pl.) The Scandinavian Goths. See the Note under Goths.

Franciscan :: Franciscan (n.) A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also Friars Minor; and in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit..

Scant :: Scant (v. i.) To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants..

Tuscan :: Tuscan (n.) A native or inhabitant of Tuscany.

Minor :: Minor (n.) A Minorite; a Franciscan friar.

Scandal :: Scandal (n.) Anything alleged in pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good manners..

Cambrian :: Cambrian (a.) Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under Geology.

Descanted :: Descanted (imp. & p. p.) of Descan.

Meagreness :: Meagreness (n.) The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.

Rune :: Rune (n.) A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of the ancient Norsemen, or Scandinavians; in a wider sense, applied to the letters of the ancient nations of Northern Europe in general..

Etruscan :: Etruscan (n.) Of or relating to Etruria.

Scantle :: Scantle (v. i.) To be deficient; to fail.

Norwegian :: Norwegian (n.) That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.

Scantly :: Scantly (adv.) Scarcely; hardly; barely.

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