rhopalic (comparative more rhopalic, superlative most rhopalic)
(poetry, rhetoric) Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable.
rhopalic (plural rhopalics)
A rhopalic poem.
• Orphical
Source: Wiktionary
Rho*pal"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. rhopalique.] (Pros.)
Definition: Applied to a line or verse in which each successive word has one more syllable than the preceding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
