[ noun ] two items of the same kind <noun.quantity>
Distich \Dis"tich\, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + ? row, verse, fr. ? to ascend; akin to AS. st[=i]gan to ascend: cf. F. distique. See {Stirrup}.] (Pros.) A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.
Distich \Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Distich}, n.] Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.