distich Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun two items of the same kind
    twosome; span; couple; duo; twain; yoke; couplet; pair; duet; brace; dyad; duad.

WordNet

Dis"tich noun
Etymology
L. distichon, Gr. , neut. of with two rows, of two verses; = twice + row, verse, fr. to ascend; akin to AS. stigan to ascend: cf. F. distique. See Stirrup.
Definitions
  1. (Pros.) A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.
Dis"tich, Dis"tich*ous adjective (Also<
  • Distich
  • Distichous
)
Etymology
Gr. . See Distich, n.
Definitions
  1. Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.

Webster 1913