STICHOMETRY
\stɪt͡ʃˈɒmətɹi], \stɪtʃˈɒmətɹi], \s_t_ɪ_tʃ_ˈɒ_m_ə_t_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of STICHOMETRY
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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Measurement or length of books as ascertained by the number of verses which each book contains: a division of the text of books into lines accommodated to the sense: a practice followed before punctuation was adopted.
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Prof. W. R. Smith.
By Daniel Lyons
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.