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 \Quad\, n. (Print.)
   A quadrat.
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	Quad \Quad\, n. (Arch.)
   A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang]
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	quad
    n 1: one of four children born at the same time from the same
         pregnancy [syn: quadruplet, quad]
    2: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn:
       quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps
       femoris, quad]
    3: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for
       spacing between words or sentences [syn: quad, space]
    4: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings [syn:
       quad, quadrangle]

	

	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

    The rectangle or box glyph used in the APL
   language for various arcane purposes mostly related to I/O.

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   (2007-05-31)