ogdoastich

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek. See ogdoad, stich.

Noun

ogdoastich (plural ogdoastichs)

1. (obsolete, rare) A poem of eight lines.
   • 1612, John Selden, Notes upon, Poly-Olbion:

     answer in an ogdoastich, hexameters and pentameters

References

• “ogdoastich”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.