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scrine

/ˈskɹaɪn/

scrine noun: a chest or other box for storing valuables.

Noun

scrine (plural scrines)

  1. (obsolete) A chest or other box for storing valuables.
    • Lay forth out of thine euerlasting scryne
      The antique rolles, which there lye hidden still […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

scrine meaning in Tamil

scrine in Tamil

ஏட்டுப்பேழை

Forms of scrine

pluralscrines

Origin of scrine

From Old French escrin (French écrin), from Latin scrīnium. Doublet of shrine.

Questions about scrine

What does scrine mean?
Scrine means a chest or other box for storing valuables.
What is scrine in Tamil?
Scrine in Tamil is ஏட்டுப்பேழை. See Scrine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scrine?
Scrine is a noun.
How do you pronounce scrine?
Scrine is pronounced /ˈskɹaɪn/.
What is the plural of scrine?
The plural of scrine is scrines.

Words near scrine in the dictionary

  1. scrimshaws
  2. scrimshon
  3. scrimshorn
  4. scrimy
  5. scrinchy
  6. scrine
  7. scrines
  8. scringe
  9. scringed
  10. scringes
  11. scringing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scrine (page history and authors); scrine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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