ALEXANDRINE

Alexandrine

(noun) (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great.

Noun

alexandrine (plural alexandrines)

A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.

An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.

Adjective

Alexandrine (comparative more Alexandrine, superlative most Alexandrine)

Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian.

Source: Wiktionary

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Al`ex*an"drine, a.

Definition: Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. Bancroft.

Al`ex*an"drine, n. Etym: [F. alexandrin.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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