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stich (plural stiches)
(obsolete) A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture.
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.
(obsolete) A row, line, or rank of trees.
• chist, chits, sicht, sitch
Source: Wiktionary
Stich, n. Etym: [Gr. sti`chos a row, line, akin to to go, march, E. sty, v.i.]
1. A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet.
2. A line in the Scriptures; specifically (Hebrew Scriptures), one of the rhythmic lines in the poetical books and passages of the Old Treatment, as written in the oldest Hebrew manuscripts and in the Revised Version of the English Bible.
3. A row, line, or rank of trees.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 May 2025
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