Definition of octrain in English:

noun

• A group or stanza of eight lines; an octet.

  ‘he insisted upon adding another octrain to the hymn’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The 16th Century Italian Mystery Play is an anonymous work, entitled Santa Uliva, whose octrains are said to preserve the ingenuous flavor of the popular poetry of the 15th century.’
  • ‘He had Gustave Ferrari in the role of Villon sing the first line of the octrain without echo.’
  • ‘The octrain concludes by saying that real comfort and joy come from obeying the Word.’
  • ‘Next follows an octrain in which the authoress challenges the carping critic to show better work than hers.’
  • ‘It will be seen that each consists of forty lines, or five octrains.’

  Synonyms

  octet, eightsome, octuplets

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