niloscope

[Gr. Neilos = Nilometer. the Nile and skope to see, to observe.] The same as NILOMETER (q. v.). ni-lot-Ic, a . [Lat. Niloticus , from Nilus ; Gr. Neilos the Nile: Fr. nilotique .] Pertaining to the river Nile; as, Nilotic mud. *nim, *nim me (pa. t. * nam , *nome), v. t. [A. S. nim an ; cogn. with Icel. nema; Dan. nemme; Ger. nehmen; Goth. nim an.] To take, to seize, to steal. "For looking in their plate He nimmes away their coyne." Corbet: Answer to the former Song. By Lakes. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, nim a ni-ma.. [Nepaulese.) (PICRASMA.] *nim-bıf-er-ous, a. [Lat. nimbifer , from nim bus =a rain-cloud, and fero =to bring; Eng.adj.suff. -ous.] Bringing black clouds, rain, or storms.