long measure

American  

noun

1. Also called long meter.  Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.

2. linear measure.

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long measure British  

noun

1. another name for linear measure

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Etymology

Origin of long measure

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

Mr. Sivan is not the first gay pop star, by a long measure.

From New York Times

“I’m a bit doubtful how long measures can keep the tensions under control in Jerusalem,” said Eran, a scholar at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.

From Washington Post

"Truly, like thyself, a boy of long measure and ample fullness, whose mean surname is Nicholas," said the other laughing.

From Project Gutenberg

That rest which he would not give himself when his sensations prompted he has now to take in long measure.

From Project Gutenberg

The “Great Hall” is something like the nave of a wooden cathedral, with galleries running all round, and a grand organ at the end, peeling forth, at intervals, solemn strains of long measure.

From Project Gutenberg