Dictionary entry

Distich

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Dis″tich (?), n. [L. distichon, Gr. �, neut. of � with two rows, of two verses; δι- = δίσ- twice + � row, verse, fr. � to ascend; akin to AS. stīgan to ascend: cf. F. distique. See Stirrup.] (Pros.) A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.