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Webster 1913 Edition

Octameter

Oc-tam′e-ter

,

Noun.

[Cf.L.

octameter

in eight feet. See

, and

.]

(Pros.)

A verse containing eight feet; as, –

Deep˝ in|to˝ the | dark˝ness | peer˝ing, | long˝ I | stood˝ there | wond’˝ring, | fear˝ing.

Poe.