Define the word Quad"Quad" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Quad \Quad\, Quade \Quade\, a. [Akin to AS. cw[=ae]d, cwead,
dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. qu[=a]t.]
Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.]
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Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. --Chaucer.
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"Quad" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Quad \Quad\, n. (Print.)
A quadrat.
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"Quad" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Quad \Quad\, n. (Arch.)
A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang]
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"quad" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
quad
n 1: one of four children born at the same time from the same
pregnancy [syn: quadruplet]
2: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: quadriceps,
quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris]
3: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for
spacing between words [syn: space]
4: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
[syn: quadrangle]
"quad" jargon "Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)"
quad n. 1. Two bits; syn. for quarter, crumb, tayste. 2. A
four-pack of anything (compare hex, sense 2). 3. The rectangle or box
glyph used in the APL language for various arcane purposes mostly
related to I/O. Former Ivy-Leaguers and Oxford types are said to
associate it with nostalgic memories of dear old University.
"quad" foldoc "The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)"
quad
1. Two bits; synonym for quarter, crumb, tayste.
2. A four-pack of anything (compare hex).
3. The rectangle or box glyph used in the APL language for
various arcane purposes mostly related to I/O.
Former Ivy-Leaguers and Oxford types are said to associate it
with nostalgic memories of dear old University (short for
"quadrangle").
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