stich
1[ stik ]
/ stɪk /
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noun, plural stichs.
a verse or line of poetry.
Nearby words
- stibial,
- stibialism,
- stibine,
- stibium,
- stibnite,
- sticharion,
- stichic,
- stichometric,
- stichometry,
- stichomythia
Origin of stich
1First recorded in 1715–25, stich is from the Greek word stíchos row, line, verse
stich
2[ stik ]
/ stɪk /
noun, plural stichs. Cards.
the last trick, being of special scoring value in certain games, as pinochle or klaberjass.
Origin of stich
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Examples from the Web for stich
Numbers in brackets refer to the Teubner text of Stich, but the divisions of the text are left unaltered.
Meditations|Marcus AureliusStich, stik, n. a verse or line of poetry, of whatever measure—used in composition: a row of trees.
So that it has come to pass that we must say, 'In England, Catholics are hanged, and those not stich are burned.'
Henry VIII And His Court|Louise Muhlbach
stich
/ (stɪk) /
noun
a line of poetry; verse
Word Origin for stich
C18: from Greek stikhos row, verse; related to steikhein to walk
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