sextain

English

Etymology

From Latin sextus (“sixth”), from sex (“six”). Compare Italian sestina. Doublet of sestina.

Noun

sextain (plural sextains)

1. (poetry) A stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.

References

• “sextain”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Texians, antisex, astexin, taxines