Lexicographical Neighbors of Scruto
Literary usage of Scruto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1875)
"Mr. scruto wants to show you his model for the second act,' adds the stage-manager,
... Hereupon arrives Mr. scruto the scene-painter, with his neat little ..."
2. The Life of Lorenzo De'Medici, Called the Magnificent by William Roscoe, Lorenzo de' Medici (1797)
"... (ut infra) che 'l prefato Joanne Baptista ha detto, che quanto è scruto sopra
in un foglio intero, e in un altro mezzo, e in questo, ..."
3. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"... compounded of ad and scruto, write, signifies here to write down to one's own
account. The idea of taking something to one's self by an act of one's own ..."
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