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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quadrain, n. [e.m.E. quadrein (1589), MF quadrain (Cotgrave).] A quatrain; a stanza consisting of four lines of verse. —1581-1623 James VI Poems I 8 title.
Ane qvadrain of Alexandrin verse
