n.; pl. L. Choriambi E. Choriambuses [ L. choriambus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a choreus + &unr_; iambus. ] (Anc. Pros.) A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short (- ˘ ˘ -); that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; di- = di`s- twice + &unr_;. See Lambus. ] (Pros.) A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses (&unr_; &unr_; &unr_; &unr_;). [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Iambi E. Iambuses [ L. iambus, Gr. &unr_;; prob. akin to &unr_; to throw, assail (the iambus being first used in satiric poetry), and to L. jacere to throw. Cf. Jet a shooting forth. ] (Pros.) A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n. [ 1913 Webster ]