stich

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

stich, n. [Gr. sti`chos a row, line, akin to to go, march, E. sty, v. i.].

•  A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet.  [1913 Webster]
•  A line in the Scriptures; specifically (Hebrew Scriptures), one of the rhythmic lines in the poetical books and passages of the Old Treatment, as written in the oldest Hebrew manuscripts and in the Revised Version of the English Bible.  [1913 Webster]
•  A row, line, or rank of trees.  [1913 Webster]