fourteener en · NOUN
Etymology
From fourteen + -er.
Meanings
- (US) A mountain rising to more than 14,000 feet above mean sea level.
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A (usually iambic) line of fourteen syllables.
He writes in well filled fourteeners, with individual words used not only vitally to convey the sense but also as a kind of metrical polyfilla.
1984, Gerardus Antonius Maria Janssens, Flor Aarts, Studies in Seventeenth-century English Literature, History and Bibliography:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fourteeners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
twelver · thirteener · thousander