Scots

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scots \Scots\, a. [For older Scottis Scottish. See {Scottish}.]
     Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots
     law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Scots
       adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its
             people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic
             language; "Scots gaelic"; "the Scots community in New
             York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as
             in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or
             `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with
             Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland
             except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or
             `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: {Scottish}, {Scotch}]
       n : the dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: {Scottish}, {Scots
           English}]