hypermeter
(haɪˈpɜːmɪtə(r))
[ad. Gr. ὑπέρµετρ-ος, -ον, beyond measure, beyond metre, f. µέτρον measure. In mod.F. hypermètre.]
1. Pros. A hypermetric verse.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Hypermeter, a verse having a redundant syllable, or one syllable above measure; called by some a feminine Verse. |
2. (humorous nonce-use.) A person above the ordinary stature.
| 1713 Addison Guardian No. 108 ¶3 When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an hypermeter, and may be admitted into the tall club. |