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ˈnauscopy rare—0.
[ad. F. nauscopie, f. Gr. ναῦ-ς ship: see -scopy.]
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1797Encycl. Brit. XII. 776/1 Nauscopy, the art of discovering the approach of ships or the neighbourhood of land at a considerable distance. This pretended art was invented by a M. Bottineau..from the year 1782 to 1784. [1847in Webster and later Dicts. ] |