English Explanatory Dictionary

Stich

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German.
noun
  1. A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture.
  2. A part of a line of poetry, especially in the distichal poetry of the Hebrew Bible and in early Germanic heroic verse such as Beowulf, where the line is composed of two (occasionally three) such parts.
  3. A row, line, or rank of trees.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of stitch.
  2. Misspelling of stitch.
verb
  1. Obsolete form of stitch.
  2. Misspelling of stitch.

Pronunciation

/stɪk/

Word forms

Stich stichs stiches stiching stiched

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stich.

Derived words

acrostichal chronostich heptastich pentastich stichic tristich
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