octrain
/ˈɒktreɪn
/noun rare
A group or stanza of eight lines; an octet: he insisted upon adding another octrain to the hymn...
- 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.
Origin
Early 19th century: from oct- + -rain, on the pattern of quatrain.