female rhyme.

female rhyme.
[1660-70]

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  • Female rhyme — Rhyme Rhyme, n. [OE. ryme, rime, AS. r[=i]m number; akin to OHG. r[=i]m number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.] [The Old English… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • female rhyme — noun : feminine rhyme * * * female rhyme, = feminine rhyme. (Cf. ↑feminine rhyme) …   Useful english dictionary

  • female rhyme — /fimeɪl ˈraɪm/ (say feemayl ruym) noun → feminine rhyme …  

  • female rhyme. — See feminine rhyme. [1660 70] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Female — Fe male, a. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. [1913 Webster] As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Female fern — Female Fe male, a. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. [1913 Webster] As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Female rhymes — Female Fe male, a. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. [1913 Webster] As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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