Versing

Versing
Verse Verse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Versed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Versing}.] To tell in verse, or poetry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Playing on pipes of corn and versing love. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • Versed — Verse Verse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Versed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Versing}.] To tell in verse, or poetry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Playing on pipes of corn and versing love. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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