† colorhythmicaladj.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek κόλος , rhythmical adj.
Etymology: < ancient Greek κόλος (see colorhythmic adj.) + rhythmical adj. Compare colorhythmic adj.
Obsolete.
1774 W. Mitford 182 This syllable..may..be called colorhythmus, and the measure from it, the colorhythmical measure or colorhythmical tetrameter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).