STICHOMETRY

Etymology

Noun

stichometry (countable and uncountable, plural stichometries)

The measurement of books in terms of how many lines of text they contain.

The division of the text of a book into lines; a method of writing manuscripts used before punctuation was adopted.

Source: Wiktionary

Stich*om"e*try, n. Etym: [Gr. -metry.]

1. Measurement of books by the number of lines which they contain.

2. Division of the text of a book into lines; especially, the division of the text of books into lines accommodated to the sense, - - a method of writing manuscripts used before punctuation was adopted.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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