تلفظ بین المللی : /fˈɒɹɪstˌeɪ/ تلفظ : [f'0rIst,eI]
English
A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to
the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship.
A foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable. Note: It is so called from being compounded of a spondee (which contains 4 times) with an iambus or a trochee (which contains 3 times). It is called 1st, 2d, 3d, or 4th epitrite according as the short syllable...
