Definition of stich

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Stich (n.) A line in the Scriptures; specifically (Hebrew Scriptures), one of the rhythmic lines in the poetical books and passages of the Old Treatment, as written in the oldest Hebrew manuscripts and in the Revised Version of the English Bible..

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Orthostichy :: Orthostichy (n.) A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem..
Monostichous :: Monostichous (a.) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridae..
Distichous :: Distichous (n.) Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
Stichidium :: Stichida (pl. ) of Stichidiu.
Distichously :: Distichously (adv.) In a distichous manner.
Stichwort :: Stichometry (n.) Division of the text of a book into lines; especially, the division of the text of books into lines accommodated to the sense, -- a method of writing manuscripts used before punctuation was adopted..
Stichic :: Stich (n.) A row, line, or rank of trees..
Quinquefarious :: Quinquefarious (a.) Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous.
Nefasch :: Nefasch (n.) Any fish of the genus Distichodus. Several large species inhabit the Nile.
Telestich :: Telestich (n.) A poem in which the final letters of the lines, taken consequently, make a name. Cf. Acrostic..
Rockfish :: Rockfish (n.) Any one of several California scorpaenoid food fishes of the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish (S. ruber). They are among the most important of California market fishes. Called also rock cod, and garrupa..
Pentastichous :: Pentastichous (a.) Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks, as the leaves of an apple tree or a cherry tree..
Tetrastich :: Tetrastich (n.) A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines..
Stichometrical :: Stichomancy (n.) Divination by lines, or passages of books, taken at hazard..
Orthostichies :: Orthostichies (pl. ) of Orthostich.
Distich :: Distich (n.) A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.
Elegiac :: Elegiac (a.) Used in elegies; as, elegiac verse; the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter..
Monostich :: Monostich (n.) A composition consisting of one verse only.
Hemistichal :: Hemistichal (a.) Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse..
Stichometry :: Stichometry (n.) Measurement of books by the number of lines which they contain.
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