verset
/ˈvəːsɪt
/noun Music
A short prelude or interlude for organ.His output includes many liturgical items such as hymns, Kyries, and versets for psalms and canticles....
- The second verset of the Kyrie, for example, is a fugue on the reed stops based on the chant melody.
- The work is made up of eight versets, each of which reflects a different stanza of this fine Lenten hymn.
Origin
Middle English (denoting a versicle): from Old French, diminutive of vers 'verse'.
Rhymes
- punchcard
- punch clock
- punch-cutter
- punch-drunk
- punch-drunkenness
- punched card
- punched paper
- punched paper tape
- punched tape
- puncheon
- puncheoned
- puncher
- punchery
- punch forceps
- punch graft
- punch grafting
- punch-house
- punchifier
- punchily
- Punchinello
- Punchinello voice
- punchiness
- punching bag
- punching ball
- punching block