rhymes royal

A form of rhyme royal — A form of English verse consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter having a rhyme scheme of ababbcc, first represented in English in works by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400).

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of rhyme royal
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