Crossword clues for melic
melic
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Melic
Melic \Mel"ic\, [Gr. ?, fr. ? song.] Of or pertaining to song; lyric; tuneful.
Wiktionary
melic
a. Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse n. Any of various grasses, of the genus (taxlink Melica genus noshow=1), from north temperate regions
Usage examples of "melic".
Callimachus, and Horace from melic poets such as Sappho and Alcaeus, avowedly.
Acomat caused his nephew, Argon, to be confined and closely guarded, and, being a man given to his pleasures, he returned to his court to enjoy the society of the fair ladies who were there, leaving the command of the army to a great melic, or chief, with strict orders to keep Argon closely guarded, and to follow him to court by short marches, so as not to fatigue his men.