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‖ quadriga|kwəˈdraɪgə|
[L.; later sing. form for pl. quadrīgæ contr. of quadrijugæ, f. quadri- quadri- + jugum yoke. Cf. F. quadrige (17th c.), and see quathrigan.]
1. A chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast; esp. as represented in sculpture or on coins.
1727–41Chambers Cycl. s.v., On the reverses of medals we frequently see Victory, or the emperor, in a quadriga, holding the reins of the horses. 1850J. Leitch tr. C. O. Müller's Anc. Art (ed. 2) 452 Apollo..guides a quadriga, in which he is carrying off a lofty and noble female form. 1884Chr. World 14 Aug. 612/5 A quadriga in bronze carrying a figure of Victory.
2. A form of surgical bandage for the sternum and ribs. ? Obs.
1743Heister Surgery (1768) II. iii. iv. 371 The Generality of Surgeons make use of a peculiar and stronger Bandage for this purpose, which they call the Quadriga or Cataphracta. [Hence in Chambers Cycl. Suppl. (App.), and some later dicts.]
Hence † quadriˈgarious a., ‘of or belonging to a Charriot-man’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656). |