quadra
quadra, a square table, dining-table
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
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.
~a, A.a cantel
elilifagus ‥ frutex est oblonga, multas habens †quadus [v. l. quadras ] et albas, folia similia malis citoniis ‥
frustum panis quod et ~a dicitur
hec ~a, -e, i. quarta pars panis
non sis natalis patrie dulcedine tanta / captus quin valeas aliena vivere quadra, / si sit opus
wastelllus de ~a ponderabit sex libras sedecim solidos
pistor, cum inveniatur panis suus de ~a in defectu ponderis duorum solidorum ‥ amercietur
hec ~a,a cantel of brede
quilibet homo habuit ~am casei
a quarter , sc. quarta pars cujuslibet rei, ~a, quarta
prima ~a lune est humida, secunda est calida, tertia est sicca, quarta est frigida secundum Alkabicium
febres que accidunt in decrescentia, ut in tertia ~a et quarta, sunt perniciose
in illis ~is purgaciones recipere non convenit ‥ in secunda vero ~a lune et quarta retrahuntur humores ab exterioribus et concurrunt ad interiora
jam ferme anni ~am decurrerat infirmus
Philippicus regnavit ~am cum anno
curet superioris ~am, si fragmentis onustetur, aut in scutellulam exoneret aut ~ram mutet
sex ~as argenteas ‥ asportaverunt
duodecim ~as A.a dozen of trenchers
pro un’small mawnde ~arum val’ xx s.
pro ijbaskets ~arum continent’ vm val’ xvij s. viij d.
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.
- 1. stuk, plak, schijf van een brood e.d. [panis; casei]; ➤ (metaf.) alienā vivere -ā van andermans brood (= als profiteur) leven (Juv.);
- 2. (archit.) (a) kopse kant, zijkant [tignorum]; (b) rand.
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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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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Codra,
quadratus. Maxime de
Quadra panisapud Monachos sumitur. S. Augustinus contra Epist. Manichæi cap. 21 :
Unus panis
... in Quadras quatuor decussatim formetur. Per Quadras panes partiri, apud
Gregorium M. lib. 1. Dialog. cap. 11. Petrus Damian. in Vita S. Romualdi cap. 3. num. 14 :
Fragilitati pie compatiens, consuetæ mensuræ Quadram paximatii
superaddidit. Joan. Laudensis in Vita ejusdem Petri Damiani num. 24 : Sola panis Quadra cum crudis oleribus cœnanti apponitur. Adde
Regulam Magistri cap. 17. 26. 53. Vineam Benedictinam cap. 6. et quæ notavit Haeftenus
lib. 10. Disquis. Monast. tract. 3. disq. 4. patulis nec parcere Quadris, lib. 7. Æneid. v. 116.
Nec te liba juvant, nec sectæ Quadra placentæ. Quadra casei, apud eumdem lib. 13. Epigram. 32.
Quadra vivere aliena, apud Juvenalem Satyra 5. Parasiticam vitam agere. Hinc in Descriptione Vitæ Villelmi Ducis Norman. tom. 4. Hist. Harcur. pag. 1314 :
Aliena mavis Quadra vilis nulliusque utilitatis vivere, quam regnum
regere et protegere. Hinc forteanquadravivunt. Chronicon S. Juliani Turon. laudatum a Mabillonio sæc. 5. Benedict. pag. 134 :
Fertur in te sanctum habitasse Antonium... qui solitariæ
vitæ delectatus dulcedine, pro vita solitaria mundi despexit Quadra.de vinea, Gall.
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.