I.of or belonging to ships or sailors, ship-, nautical: “inhibere est verbum totum nauticum,” Cic. Att. 13, 21, 3: “exuviae nauticae,” id. Imp. Pomp. 18, 54: “scientia nauticarum rerum,” Caes. B. G. 3, 8; cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 60 152: “clamor,” Verg. A. 3, 128. panis, Plin. 22, 25, 68, § 138: “pecunia,” Dig. 45, 1, 122.—
II. Subst.: nautĭci , ōrum, m., sailors, seamen: “Macrin nautici vocant,” Liv. 37, 28; 41, 3; Plin. 16, 37, 70, § 178.