rubáiyát
/ (ˈruːbaɪˌjæt) /
prosody (in Persian poetry) a verse form consisting of four-line stanzas
Origin of rubáiyát
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How to use rubáiyát in a sentence
This is sufficiently proved from his large work—the illustrations to the "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam."
Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New | Walter CraneHe had recently finished the illustrations for the Rubaiyat and the book was published while we were in Rome.
Nights | Elizabeth Robins PennellThe Rubaiyat would deserve mention but for the danger of misunderstanding its message.
The Young Man and the World | Albert J. BeveridgeWherever the English speech is spoken or read, the Rubaiyat have taken their place as a classic.
It was a first edition of the Rubaiyat, the one with the jeweled peacock cover, and it would have been worth a fortune back home.
Hunters Out of Space | Joseph Everidge Kelleam
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