VILLANELLE

Etymology

Noun

villanelle (plural villanelles)

(poetry) A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.

Source: Wiktionary

Vil`la*nelle", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A poem written in tercets with but two rhymes, the first and third verse of the first stanza alternating as the third verse in each successive stanza and forming a couplet at the close. E. W. Gosse.

VILLANELLA

Vil`la*nel"la, n.; pl. Villanelle. Etym: [It., a pretty country girl.] (Mus.)

Definition: An old rustic dance, accompanied with singing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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