Meaning Of The Word Virelay

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virelay in American English
any of various French verse forms, popular in the 14th and 15th cent., with only two rhymes per stanza, and a refrain
noun: an old French form of short poem, composed of short lines running on two rhymes and having two opening lines recurring at intervals

virelay in British English
noun: an old French verse form, rarely used in English, consisting of short lines arranged in stanzas having only two rhymes, and two opening lines recurring at intervals

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