quad, quadrangle
(noun) a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
quadrilateral, quadrangle, tetragon
(noun) a four-sided polygon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quadrangle (plural quadrangles)
(geometry) A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon.
A courtyard which is quadrangular.
The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.
• (geometry): quadrilateral, 4-gon, tetragon; see also quadrilateral
• (geometry): rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid
Source: Wiktionary
Quad"ran`gle, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. quadrangulum; quattuor four + angulus an angle. See Four, and Angle a corner.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A plane figure having four angles, and consequently four sides; any figure having four angles.
2. A square or quadrangular space or inclosure, such a space or court surrounded by buildings, esp. such a court in a college or public school in England.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
