Score(n.)
- The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts.
Score(v. t.)
- To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash.
Score(v. t.)
- Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally.
Score(v. t.)
- To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge.