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stich
1[ stik ]
/ stɪk /
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noun, plural stichs.
a verse or line of poetry.
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Origin of stich
1First recorded in 1715–25, stich is from the Greek word stÃchos row, line, verse
Words nearby stich
STI, stibial, stibine, stibium, stibnite, stich, sticharion, stichic, stichometry, stichomythia, -stichous
Other definitions for stich (2 of 2)
stich2
[ stik ]
/ stɪk /
noun, plural stichs.Cards.
the last trick, being of special scoring value in certain games, as pinochle or klaberjass.
Origin of stich
2<German: literally, sting; Old High German stih prick; see stitch
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How to use stich in a sentence
Stich, 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 MuhlbachNumbers in brackets refer to the Teubner text of Stich, but the divisions of the text are left unaltered.
Meditations|Marcus Aurelius
British Dictionary definitions for stich
stich
/ (stɪk) /
noun
a line of poetry; verse
Derived forms of stich
stichic, adjectivestichically, adverbWord Origin for stich
C18: from Greek stikhos row, verse; related to steikhein to walk
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