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† geˈoscopy Obs.—0
[ad. Gr. *γεωσκοπία, f. γεω- earth + -σκοπία observation. Cf. F. géoscopie geomancy.]
(See quot.) Hence geoˈscopic a., ‘pertaining to geoscopy’ (Cent. Dict.).
1727–51Chambers Cycl., Geoscopy, a kind of knowlege of the nature and qualities of the ground, or soil; gained by viewing and considering it... Geoscopy is only conjectural; but its conjectures are very well grounded. 1847in Craig; and in later Dicts. |