verset

American  

[vur-sit] / ˈvɜr sɪt /

noun

1. Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.

2. Music. a brief piece for pipe organ, formerly used as part of the music for the Catholic Mass.

3. Archaic. versicle.

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Etymology

Origin of verset

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French. See verse, -et

Example Sentences

The first verset, semantically airtight, is all Alter.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2018

O astronomer, there are five things that none knoweth save Allah Almighty;" and she repeated the verset; "'Aye!

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

‘Sic dicet ille ut verset saepe multis modis eandem et unam rem, ut haereat in eadem commoreturque sententia.’

From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Jones, Edmund David

The verset ends with, "He warneth you, so haply ye may be mindful."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Ce nom est donne a un verset qui se chante ou se recite au commencement de l'office de marines.

From Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino by Butler, Samuel