- (v.t.) To tell in verse or poetry.
- (n.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
- (n.) A piece of poetry.
- (n.) Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.
- (n.) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
- (n.) A short division of any composition.
- (v.i.) To make verses; to versify.
- (n.) One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.
- (n.) A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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