ENGYSCOPE
\ɛnd͡ʒˈɪskə͡ʊp], \ɛndʒˈɪskəʊp], \ɛ_n_dʒ_ˈɪ_s_k_əʊ_p]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
en'ji-sk[=o]p, n. a kind of reflecting microscope.--Also EN'GISCOPE. [Gr. enggys, near, skopein, to view.]
By Thomas Davidson
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.