Rho*pal"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;
club-shaped; fr. &?;&?;&?; a club: cf. F. rhopalique.]
(Pros.) Applied to a line or verse in which each
successive word has one more syllable than the preceding.
Rho*pal"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;
club-shaped; fr. &?;&?;&?; a club: cf. F. rhopalique.]
(Pros.) Applied to a line or verse in which each
successive word has one more syllable than the preceding.