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–noun Prosody.
agreement in spelling, but not in sound, of the ends of words or of lines of verse, as in have, grave.
Also called eye rhyme.

Origin:
1935–40
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eye rhyme  
n.  A rhyme consisting of words, such as lint and pint, with similar spellings but different sounds. Also called sight rhyme.
sight rhyme  
n.  See eye rhyme.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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