a line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.-metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.-a short division of any composition.-a stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.-one of the short divisions of the chapters in the old and new testaments.-a portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.-a piece of poetry.-to tell in verse, or poetry.-to make verses; to versify.