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Relating to the Greek poetess Sappho from Lesbos or her poetry. examples
(poetry) Of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five metrical feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl. examples
Alternative letter-case form of sapphic: relating to sexual or romantic intimacy between women. examples
plural Sapphics
(poetry) A Sapphic verse. quotations examples
His Sapphics, on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne, are easy, elegant, and poetical.
1824, Vicesimus Knox, The Works of Vicesimus Knox, D.D.: With a Biographical Preface
The first line (which goes by the name of Aristophanes) is a Sapphic without the initial trochees.
1887, Horace, Horace: The Odes, Carmen Seculare, and Epodes, page 174
"A real Sapphic," said Crane, dropping into a poetical tone, as an elocutionist does when he is hungry for an opportunity to recite a favorite sketch.
1888, Maurice Thompson, A Fortnight of Folly, page 41
A person who is sapphic. quotations examples
'Very good,” he said, 'although I must confess that the older I get, the less I am able to enjoy the company of women – except of course our own dear Enid who is so notorious a Sapphic as to be virtually hors concours.
2004, Simon Callow, Being an Actor, page 9
There are many of us (yes, even in Utah) who are more style-conscious, socially involved and culturally aware Sapphics than the common opinion dictates.
2011 March 17, Annalisa Millo, “A great year for lesbians”, in QSaltake, number 176, page 33
Are you a fan of hate-to-love? Roommates? Royalty romances? Geology puns? Sapphics? Her Royal Highness has all of this and more. After Millie discovers her best friend turned maybe girlfriend kissing someone else, she decides to flee […]
2019 Summer, Gretal M. (19), review of Her Royal Highness, by Rachel Hawkins in The Chuckanut Reader, page 71