Middle English Dictionary Entry
quā̆druple n.
Entry Info
| Forms | quā̆druple n. Also quadriple; pl. quadruples & (Latinate) quadrupli. |
| Etymology | L quā̆druplum; also cp. OF quadrouple, var. of cadruple, quadrouble; form quadriple shows influence of ME triple n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A fourfold amount; (b) an incisor tooth, esp. a lateral incisor.
Associated quotations
a
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)30/26 : Of alle þise herbes, if þou may haue þam, take euen porcion, outtake of wodebynde, of whiche, if it may be hadde, be taken þe triple or quadriple.
b
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)46a/b : Þanne in þe ouer ieawe ben sextene teeþ, foure þat hatte quadruply & pares, keruers.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)12b/a : Þai [teeth] bene, forsoþ, as most ofte 32, s.16 in euery chawel, þof al in somme men, þer ben noȝt founden bot 28, viz. 2 dualez, 2 quadruples [L quadrupli], & 2 caininez, 8 molarez, & 2 casales.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. quadrupli (pl.).