n. [ Optic + -graph: cf. F. opticographe. See Optic, a. ] A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by means of a pencil at the eye end which leaves the delineation on paper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. épigraphe. See Epigram. ] 1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Literature) A citation from some author, or a sentence framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work or of its separate divisions; a motto.
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