bouts-rimés

[ boo-ree-meyz, French boo-ree-mey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

plural noun

, Prosody.

words or word endings forming a set of rhymes to be used in a given order in the writing of verses.
verses using such a set of rhymes.

1705–15; < French, equivalent to bouts ends ( butt ² ) + rimés rhymed ( rhyme )

"They were blank sonnets," he replied; and explained the mystery by describing his Bouts-rimés.

In the theatre, as in storytelling, he was not unready to work to bouts-rimés.

The company then furnished the bouts-rimés for another sonnet: the subject was "L'Amor della Patria."

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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