Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for OR-NIS'CO-PIST
OR-NIS'CO-PIST, n. [Gr. ορνις, a bird, and σκοπεω, to view.]
One who views the flight of fowls in order to foretell future events by their manner of flight. [Little used.] Johnson.
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