stich

[stik]

noun, plural stichs.

a verse or line of poetry.

Origin of stich

First recorded in 1715–25, stich is from the Greek word stíchos row, line, verse

stich

[stik]

noun, plural stichs. Cards.

the last trick, being of special scoring value in certain games, as pinochle or klaberjass.

Origin of stich

< German: literally, sting; Old High German stih prick; see stitch

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Examples from the Web for stich

Historical Examples of stich

Stich, stik, n. a verse or line of poetry, of whatever measure—used in composition: a row of trees.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)
Various
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
Numbers 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

noun

a line of poetry; verse

Derived Formsstichic, adjectivestichically, adverb

Word Origin for stich

C18: from Greek stikhos row, verse; related to steikhein to walk

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