| 单词 | poulter's measure |
| 释义 | poulter's measure[ pohl-terz ] / ˈpoʊl tərz / noun Prosody.a metrical pattern using couplets having the first line in iambic hexameter, or 12 syllables, and the second in iambic heptameter, or 14 syllables. Origin of poulter's measure1570–80; so called because poulters (see poulterer) used to give extra eggs when counting by the dozen Words nearby poulter's measurepoulard wheat, Poulenc, poult, poult-de-soie, poulterer, poulter's measure, poultice, poultry, poultryman, pounce, pouncet box Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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