Definitions for: Alexandrine


[n] a line of verse that has six iambic feet



Webster (1913) Definition: Al`ex*an"drine (?; 277), a.
Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. --Bancroft.


Al`ex*an"drine, n. [F. alexandrin.]
A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables.

The needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a
wounded snake, drags its slow length along. --Pope.

See Also: line of poetry, line of verse

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