a verse form of eight lines, having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh and the second line as the eighth, rhyming a b a a a b a b
Word origin
C17: from French: a little trio
triolet in American English
(ˈtraɪəˌlɛt; ˈtriəlɪt)
noun
a verse form of eight lines and two rhymes, the first line being repeated as thefourth and seventh, and the second as the eighth; the rhyme scheme is abaaabab
Word origin
Fr, ? fig. use of triolet, clover, prob. dim. of OFr *triol, *triueil < L trifolium, trefoil