(under-, prefix1 affix 2b(b).)

A verse which reads the same forwards and backwards. Cf. sense A. 3b. Obsolete. rare.

In allusion to the representation of a serpent with its tail in its mouth. serpentine verse, a metrical line beginning and ending with the same word.

An acatalectic line or verse; acatalectic metre.

A resounding line of poetry. Obsolete.

Prosody. An Alexandrine line or verse. Obsolete.

A line of verse with four metrical feet. rare.

A verse of eight feet.

A verse of this nature.

A line of Sanskrit verse, usually a quarter of a four-line stanza, which constitutes the basic metrical unit of Vedic poetry.

(See quot.)

An alternating jingle of sounds; a sentence or verse characterized by this.

A line of verse containing seven syllables. Also: a line of verse with seven metrical feet; cf. septenarius, n. rare. Cf. seven, n. 6d.