Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: QUAD-RI-LOC'U-LAR – QUAD-RU'PLI-CA-TED
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QUAD-RI-LOC'U-LAR, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, and loculus, a cell.]
Having four cells; four-celled; as, a quadrilocular pericarp. – Martyn.
QUAD'RIN, n. [L. quadrinus.]
A mite; a small piece of money, in value about a farthing. [Not in use.] – Bailey.
QUAD-RI-NO'MI-AL, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, and nomen, name.]
Consisting of four denominations or terms. – Dict.
QUAD-RIP'AR-TITE, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, and partitus, divided.]
Divided to the base into four parts.
QUAD-RIP'AR-TITE-LY, adv.
In four divisions; in a quadripartite distribution.
A division by four or into four parts; or the taking the fourth part of any quantity or number. – Dict.
QUAD'RI-REME, n. [L. quadriremis; quatuor, four, and remus, oar.]
A galley with four benches of oars or rowers. – Mitford.
QUAD-RI-SYL'LA-BLE, n. [L. quadra, quatuor, and syllable.]
A word consisting of four syllables.
QUAD'RI-VALVE, or QUAD-RI-VALV'U-LAR, a.
In botany, having four valves; four-valved; as, a quadrivalve pericarp. – Martyn.
QUAD'RI-VALVES, n. [plur. L. quadra, quatuor, and valva, valve.]
A door with four folds or leaves.
QUAD-RIV'I-AL, a. [L. quadrivium; quatuor, four, and via, way.]
Having four ways meeting in a point.
QUAD-ROON', or QUA-TER-ON', n. [L. quadra, quatuor.]
In Spanish America, the offspring of a mulatto woman by a white man; a person quarter-blooded. – Clavigero.
QUAD'RU-MAN, n. [L. quadra and manus, hand.]
An animal having four hands that correspond to the hands of a man, as a monkey. – Lawrence, Lect.
QUAD-RU'MA-NA, n. plur.
Animals having four hands, as monkeys.
QUAD-RU'MAN-OUS, a.
Having four hands; four-handed. – Lawrence, Lect.
QUAD'RUNE, n.
A gritstone with a calcarious cement.
QUAD'RU-PED, a. [L. quadrupes; quadra, quatuor, four, and pes, foot.]
Having four legs and feet.
QUAD'RU-PED, n.
An animal having four legs and feet, as a horse, an ox, a lion, &c.
QUAD'RU-PLE, a. [L. quadruplus; quadra, quatuor, and plico, to fold.]
Fourfold; four times told; as, to make quadruple restitution for trespass or theft.
QUAD'RU-PLE, n.
Four times the sum or number; as, to receive quadruple the amount in damages or profits.
QUAD'RU-PLE, v.t.
To make four times as much, or as many.
QUAD'RU-PLED, pp.
Made four times as much or many.
QUAD-RU'PLI-CATE, a.
Fourfold; four times repeated; as, a quadruplicate ratio or proportion.
QUAD-RU'PLI-CATE, v.t. [L. quadruplico; quatuor and plico, to fold.]
To make fourfold; to double twice.
QUAD-RU'PLI-CA-TED, pp.
Made fourfold.