Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NAU'TIC, or NAU'TIC-AL
NAU'TIC, or NAU'TIC-AL, a. [L. nauticus, from nauta, a seaman, from navis, a ship. See Navy.]
Pertaining to seamen or navigation; as, nautical skill; a nautical almanac.
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