octameter

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octameter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Octameter \Oc*tam"e*ter\, n. [Cf.L. octameter in eight feet. See
     Octa-, and meter.] (Pros.)
     A verse containing eight feet; as, 
  
           Deep[bprime] in|to[bprime] the | dark[bprime]ness |
           peer[bprime]ing, | long[bprime] I | stood[bprime] there
           | wond'[bprime]ring, | fear[bprime]ing.  --Poe.
     [1913 Webster]

octameter - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  octameter
      n 1: a verse line having eight metrical feet