(a) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
Although this use of verse is common, it is objectionable, because not
always distinguishable from the stricter use in the sense of a line.
(b) (Script.) One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and
New Testaments.
The author of the division of the Old Testament into verses is not
ascertained. The New Testament was divided into verses by Robert
Stephens [or Estienne], a French printer. This arrangement appeared for
the first time in an edition printed at Geneva, in 1551.
(c) (Mus.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to
each part.