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Webster 1913 Edition

Sapphic

Sap′phic

,
Adj.
[L.
Sapphicus
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] Sappho.]
1.
Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess;
as,
Sapphic
odes;
Sapphic
verse
.
2.
(Pros.)
Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; – said of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.

Sap′phic

,
Noun.
(Pros.)
A Sapphic verse.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sapphic

SAPPHIC

,
Adj.
saf'ic. Pertaining to Sappho, a Grecian poetess; as sapphic odes; Sapphic verse. The Sapphic verse consists of eleven syllables in five feet, of which the first, fourth and fifth are trochees, the second a spondee, and the third a dactyl, in the first three lines of each stanza, with a fourth consisting only of a dactyl and a spondee.

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