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Verse that spells words vertically
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acrostic
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
An acrostic is a type of word puzzle , related somewhat to crossword puzzles , that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
short poem in which the initial letters of the lines, taken in order, spell a word or phrase, 1580s, from Medieval Latin acrostichis , from Greek akrostikhis , from akros "at the end, outermost" (see acrid ) + stikhos "line of verse," literally "row" (see ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acrostic \A*cros"tic\, n. [Gr. ?; ? extreme + ? order, line, verse.] A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto. A Hebrew poem in which ...
Usage examples of acrostic.
Togarmi, Abulafia freely sprinkled his texts with codes, acrostics, and number-letter puns to simultaneously befuddle his persecutors and communicate freely with knowledgeable Spanish mystics like Joseph Gikatilia, a respected member of his circle.
Kangaroo Island, and she asked me to write some double acrostics for the poor incurables.
In the end I prepared a book of charades and double acrostics, for the printing and binding of which Mrs.
You are right about the undead predilection for noms de plume, alter egos, secret identities, anagrams, and palindromes and acrostics.
In fact, the Prosthetic I have in mind is a rather old model, which is only good for Post-Modern Acrostic Haiku.
Her inept acrostics, maudlin evasions, theopathies - every recollection formed ripples of mysterious meaning.
Writing questions and answers and acrostics to himself on the computer?
No wonder everyone in this place spoke in acrostics, never knowing when they might be overheard.
In that case he would have had to apply the notarikon to the temurah, to invent an acrostic to remember the word.