Distich

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Distich \Dis"tich\, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two
     rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + ? row, verse, fr. ?
     to ascend; akin to AS. st[imac]gan to ascend: cf. F.
     distique. See {Stirrup}.] (Pros.)
     A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an
     epigram of two verses. Distich



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Distich \Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See
     {Distich}, n.]
     Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  distich
       n : two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome},
            {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {duo}, {duet},
            {dyad}, {duad}]