spondee
noun
spon·dee ˈspän-ˌdē 
: a metrical foot consisting of two long or stressed syllables
spondaic
spän-ˈdā-ik
adjective or noun 
Word History
Etymology
Middle English sponde, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French spondee, from Latin spondeum, from Greek spondeios, from spondeios of a libation, from spondē libation, from spendein to make a libation; from its use in music accompanying libations — more at spouse
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
- Lowes
- lowes
- lowest
- cardinal virtues
- cardinal vowel
- cardinal wind
- cardinal's hat
- cardinalate
- cardinalates
- Cardinalis
- cardinalitial
- cardinalitian
- cardinalities
- cardinality
- cardinally
- cardinals
- cardinalship
- cardinalships
- cardines
- carding
- carding engine
- carding leather
- carding machine
- carding wool
- cardings