distichaladj.n.
/ˈdɪstɪkəl/ 1. Prosody. Pertaining to, or of the form of, a distich; consisting of two lines of verse.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [adjective] > stanzaic > of specific number of lines
monostich1656
distichal1778
four-line1827
four-lined1827
distichic1884
tetrastichic1884
tristichic1884
tetrastichal1895
two-line1901
1778 R. Lowth Isaiah Prelim. Diss. 1 The regular form of the Stanzas, chiefly Distichal, and the Parallelism of the Lines, were excellently well suited to this purpose.
1847 Sir T. D. Lauder in Tait's Edinb. Mag. 14 656 There exist numerous distichal prognostications.
1895 Q. Rev. Jan. 132 A distichal rhyme.
2. Zoology. Applied to certain joints in the ‘arm’ of a crinoid; also as n.: see quot. 1888.
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1879 P. H. Carpenter in Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 2 i. 21 The distichal radii represent the primary arms of Comatula and Pentacrinus.
1879 P. H. Carpenter in Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 2 i. 24 Three distichals composing each primary arm and bearing the brachials directly.
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 572 If the arms [of a Crinoid] branch twice, the joints between the first and second places of division are known as distichals; if thrice, the joints between the second and third places of division are designated palmars.
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adj.n.1778