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poulter's measure — /pohl teuhrz/, Pros. a metrical pattern using couplets having the first line in iambic hexameter, or 12 syllables, and the second in iambic heptameter, or 14 syllables. [1570 80; so called because poulters (see POULTERER) used to give extra eggs… … Universalium
poulter's measure — noun A metre with alternate lines of 12 and 14 syllables, because it was said that poulters gave 12 eggs for the first dozen and 14 if you bought a second dozen … Wiktionary
poulter's measure — ˈpōltə(r)z noun Etymology: so called from the former practice of occasionally giving one or two extra when counting eggs by dozens : a meter in which lines of 12 and 14 syllables alternate * * * /pohl teuhrz/, Pros. a metrical pattern using… … Useful english dictionary
British hardened field defences of World War II — Hexagonal pillbox (type 22) British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti invasion preparations. They were popularly known as pillboxes by reference to their shape.[1] Con … Wikipedia
Fourteener (poetry) — A Fourteener, in poetry, is a line consisting of 14 syllables, usually having 7 iambic feet, often used in 16th century English verse. Sometimes it also used to mean a poem of 14 lines, frequently a sonnet.The seventh song of Philip Sidney s… … Wikipedia
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