The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sextain
Sextain \Sex"tain\, n. [L. sextus sixth, fr. sex six: cf. It. sestina.] (Pros.) A stanza of six lines; a sestine.
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sextain
n. (context poetry English) A stanza of six lines; a sestine.
Usage examples of "sextain".
An indefatigable rhymester, he had, during the whole of the journey, overwhelmed with quatrains, sextains, and madrigals, first the king, and then La Valliere.
An indefatigable rhymester, he had during the whole of the journey overwhelmed with quatrains, sextains and madrigals, first the King, and then La Valliere.