quadra

quadra , ae, f.: anything quadriform; one of the equal quarters of a wheaten loaf or cake, 7.115. (cf. quattuor)

quā̆dra, ae, f., a square.

• I In gen.: qui locus gradibus in quadram formatus est, Fest. s. v. Romanam, p. 262 Müll.—
• II In partic.
• • A In arch.
  • • 1 The lowest and largest member of the base of a pedestal, the foundation-stone, socle, plinth, Vitr. 3, 3.—
    • 2 Any small member for the separation of larger ones, a platband, list, fillet, Vitr. 3, 3; 10, 2.—
  • B A table to eat from, a dining-table (as these were usually square; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 118 Müll.): patulis nec parcere quadris, of the pieces of bread used as plates, Verg. A. 7, 115.— Hence, alienā vivere quadrā, to live from another’s table (as a parasite), Juv. 5, 2. —
  • C A (square) bit, piece, morsel: et mihi dividuo findetur munere quadra, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 49: casei, Mart. 12, 32, 18: placentae, id. 6, 75, 1; 9, 92, 18: panis, Sen. Ben. 4, 29, 2.

1 quadra [CL] 1 a quadrant section, segment; b (of loaf of bread); c (of cheese). ~a, A. a cantel WW; elilifagus ‥ frutex est oblonga, multas habens †quadus [v. l. quadras] et albas, folia similia malis citoniis ‥ Alph. 54.  b frustum panis quod et ~a dicitur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 364; hec ~a, -e, i. quarta pars panis Ib. 486; non sis natalis patrie dulcedine tanta / captus quin valeas aliena vivere quadra, / si sit opus D. Bec. 1691; wastelllus de ~a ponderabit sex libras sedecim solidos MunAcOx 180; pistor, cum inveniatur panis suus de ~a in defectu ponderis duorum solidorum ‥ amercietur Ib. 182; hec ~a, a cantel of brede WW.  c 1308 quilibet homo habuit ~am casei Crawley 263. 2 a fourth part, quarter; b (of lunar cycle); c (of year). a quarter, sc. quarta pars cujuslibet rei, ~a, quarta CathA.  b prima ~a lune est humida, secunda est calida, tertia est sicca, quarta est frigida secundum Alkabicium Rob. Angl. (II) 161; febres que accidunt in decrescentia, ut in tertia ~a et quarta, sunt perniciose Bacon IX 190; in illis ~is purgaciones recipere non convenit ‥ in secunda vero ~a lune et quarta retrahuntur humores ab exterioribus et concurrunt ad interiora N. Lynn Kal. 207.  c jam ferme anni ~am decurrerat infirmus Gosc. Mir. Iv. lxxxiii; Philippicus regnavit ~am cum anno Diceto II 215 (v. dodrans 1b). 3 flat dish or plate, trencher, platter. curet superioris ~am, si fragmentis onustetur, aut in scutellulam exoneret aut ~ram mutet Whittington Vulg. 120; 1550 sex ~as argenteas ‥ asportaverunt Pat 830 m. 13; 1574 duodecim ~as A. a dozen of trenchers Pat 1114 m. 34. 4 small square artefact. 1550 pro un’ small mawnde ~arum val’ xx s. EEC 626; pro ij baskets ~arum continent’ vm val’ xvij s. viij d. Ib. 627.

2 quadra v. quadrus

1 quădra, (14) æ, f. , ¶ 1 carré, forme carrée : in quadram Quint. 1, 10, 43 ; Fest. 262, en carré ¶ 2 socle [de colonne] : Vitr. Arch. 3, 3 || plinthe : Vitr. Arch. 10, 2 || morceau carré, quartier : [de pain] Virg. En. 7, 115 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 49 ; Sen. Ben. 4, 29, 2 ; [de fromage] Mart. 12, 32, 18 || [fig.] aliena vivere quadra Juv. 5, 2, manger le pain dʼautrui, vivre aux dépens dʼautrui.

quadra , ae. f. (quatuor.)
四方大碟。四方餅。四方塊。— casei 嬭餅四分一。Aliena vivere quadra 寄食。傍門倚勢。

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quadra ae, f

• quadrus, from quattuor, a square table, dining-table: patulis nec parcere quadris, i. e. flat loaves used as plates, V.: alienā vivere quadrā, live as a parasite, Iu.—A square bit, piece, morsel: Et mihi dividuo findetur munere quadra, H.

Quadra

(1) A square dining-table (Verg. Aen. vii. 115). See mensa.

(2) The plinth placed under the base of a column (Vitruv. iii. 4. 5).

(3) Each of the narrow flat bands on a column forming respectively the upper and lower division between the hollow scotia and the swelling torus above and below it (Vitruv. iii. 5. 2). See columna.