SKELTONICS

Meaning of SKELTONICS in English

[Skel.ton.ics] n pl [John Skelton] (1898): short verses of an irregular meter with two or three stresses sometimes in falling and sometimes in rising rhythm and usu. with rhymed couplets

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SKELTONICS — noun plural Etymology: John Skelton Date: 1898 short verses of an irregular meter with two or three stresses sometimes in …
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SKELTONICS — skelˈtäniks noun plural Usage: usually capitalized : short verses of an irregular meter much used by John Skelton having two …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKELTONICS — noun plural Etymology: John Skelton Date: 1898 : short verses of an irregular meter with two or three stresses sometimes …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKELTONICS — short verses of an irregular metre much used by the Tudor poet John Skelton. The verses have two or three …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKELTONICS — Pronunciation: skel- ' tä-niks Function: noun plural Etymology: John Skelton Date: 1898 : short verses of an irregular meter with …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SKELTON, JOHN — born с 1460 died June 21, 1529, London, Eng. English poet. Appointed court poet to Henry VII in 1489, Skelton …
Английский словарь Британика
SKELTONIC — (ˈ)skel|tänik adjective or skel·ton·i·cal -nə̇kəl Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: John Skelton + English -ic or -ical : of, relating to, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKELTON, JOHN — born c. 1460 died June 21, 1529, London John Skelton, detail of the frontispiece to The Garlande of Laurelle, printed …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKELTON, JOHN — born 0441; 1460 died June 21, 1529, London, Eng. English poet. Appointed court poet to Henry VII in 1489, Skelton …
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