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Iambus [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In poetry, a foot consisting of two syllables, the first short and the last long, as in delight. The following line, consists wholly of iambic feet.

2. He scorns the force that dares his fury stay.

Iambus [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in /mans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n.

Iambuses [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Iambus