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Definitions for: Couplet [n] a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed
[n] two items of the same kind
Webster (1913) Definition: Coup"let (-l?t), n. [F. couplet, dim. of couple. See
Couple, n. ]
Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of
verse that rhyme with each other.
A sudden couplet rushes on your mind. --Crabbe.
Synonyms: brace, couple, distich, doubleton, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke
See Also: 2, closed couplet, deuce, heroic couplet, II, line of poetry, line of verse, stanza, two
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