octameter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a verse line having eight metrical feet

WordNet

Oc*tam"e*ter noun
Etymology
Cf.L. octameter in eight feet. See Octa-, and meter.
Definitions
  1. (Pros.) A verse containing eight feet; as, --
    Deep'' in|to'' the | dark''ness | peer''ing, | long'' I | stood'' there | wond'''ring, | fear''ing. Poe.

Webster 1913