01 n. The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival.
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The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival.
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The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones.(Mus.)
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The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines.(Poet.)“With mournful melody it continued this octave.” — Sir P. Sidney.
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A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.