Scotia vs. Skirting

(architecture) A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.

A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.

Scotland

Example: ‘O Scotia! my dear, my native soil!’;

Scotia is a Latin placename derived from Scoti, a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century. From the 9th century, its meaning gradually shifted, so that it came to mean only the part of Britain lying north of the Firth of Forth: the Kingdom of Scotland.

Skirting boards collectively.

skirts collectively; material for skirts

The act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it.

A skirting board.

Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts.

being all around the edges; enclosing;

Example: ‘his encircling arms’; ‘the room's skirting board needs painting’;