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Webster 1913 Edition


Scriptory

Scrip′to-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
scriptorius
, fr.
scribere
,
scriptum
to write.]
Of or pertaining to writing; expressed in writing; used in writing;
as,
scriptory
wills; a
scriptory
reed
.
[R.]
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scriptory

SCRIP'TORY

,
Adj.
[L. scriptorius. See Scribe.]
Written; expressed in writing; not verbal. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


scriptory

scriptory

English

Adjective

scriptory (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to writing; expressed or used in writing.
    scriptory wills
    a scriptory reed
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Jonathan Swift to this entry?)