释义 |
† cowith Obs. rare—1. [Anglicized spelling of Welsh cywydd.] A form of Welsh verse, consisting of couplets, with internal alliteration or assonance or both, ending in like syllables which would rime, except that one is stressed and the other stressless. It is the commonest form of bardic verse.
1612Drayton Poly-olb. iv. Notes 59 Some Makers..Rehearse their high conceits in Cowiths. Ibid. 67 Cowiths are couplets of equall tetrameters. |