quatrainn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒtreɪn/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑˌtreɪn/

Forms:

α. 1500s quadrein, 1500s quadreine, 1500s quadreyne, 1500s qvadrain (Scottish), 1600s quadrain, 1600s quadren, 1600s quadrin, 1600s–1700s quadran.

β. 1600s– quatrain.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French quatrain, quadrain, quadrin.

Etymology: < Middle French, French quatrain, †quadrain, †quadrin stanza of four lines (1543), group of four people (1785; compare earlier quatraine group of four soldiers (1688)) < quatre quatre n. + -ain , suffix forming nouns from numerals (probably < classical Latin -ēnī , suffix forming distributive adjectives: see nonagenarian n. and adj.).The French forms quadrain , quadrin (compare the α. forms) are after classical Latin quadri- quadri- comb. form. With the ending of Middle French quadrin compare -in -ine suffix¹. With sense 2 compare quartern n.² 7.

a. A stanza of four lines, esp. one having alternate rhymes; four lines of verse.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [noun] > stanza > quatrain

tetrastich1580

quatrain1584

quaternion1722

tetrachord1817

α.

1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Aiii Ane qvadrain of Alexandrin verse.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. ii. 55 It is not a huitane or a staffe of eight, but two quadreins.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Quartetto A quadren of a Sonnet, or staffe of foure verses.

1651 H. Delaune (title) A Legacie to his Sonnes. Digested into Quadrins.

1687 W. Winstanley Lives Eng. Poets 109 He hath also translated..a Paradox of Odes de la Nove, Baron of Teligni, with the Quadrains of Pibeac.

1705 E. Bysshe Art Eng. Poetry (ed. 2) iii. 32 Either the four first verses are a Quadran in Alternate Rhyme... Or the four first are two Couplets.

β. 1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders xxviii. 239 (margin) A quatrain or staffe of foure verses.1667 J. Dryden Let. to Sir R. Howard in Annus Mirabilis 1666 Pref. I have chosen to write my Poem in Quatrains or Stanza's of four in alternate rhyme.1683 W. Temple Mem. in Wks. (1731) I. 478 A Quatrain recited out of Nostredamus.1761 tr. C. Batteux Course Belles Lettres III. iv. iii. 237 The quatrain is a four-lined stanza of alternate verse. The two first verses of the tercet rhyme together, and the disposition of the four last is arbitrary.1779 S. Johnson Dryden in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets III. 305 Quatrains of lines, alternately consisting of eight and six syllables, make the most soft and pleasing of our lyrick measures.1823 T. Roscoe tr. J. C. L. de Sismondi Hist. Lit. Europe I. iv. 129 The beautiful stanza of ten lines, in one quatrain and two tercets.1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. vii. i. 324 There are many terse and happy couplets and quatrains in the Wanderer.1920 T. S. Eliot Sacred Wood 49 The last quatrain gives an image..which was probably in suspension in the poet's mind until the proper combination arrived for it to add itself to.1992 Matrix Fall 48/2 I once dedicated to him a humble quatrain with the disproportionate title, ‘Coda to the Twentieth Century’.

†b. A set of four persons. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > group of four

quaternionc1384

quadrivial?a1475

messa1529

quaternity1529

quaternio1601

mournival1631

quadrate1637

quaternarya1638

tetrad1653

quadruplet1795

quartetto1807

quatrain1862

quartet1882

quad1896

1862 S. Lucas Secularia 289 There were four English men of letters..of this stately quatrain Swift and Dryden are the only two he has encountered in his history.

†2. = quartern n.² 7. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > paper of specific size

paper royal1497

paper rial1501

sheet1510

demy1546

imperial1572

pot1579

lily-pot1593

grape1611

cap1620

crown paper1620

post1648

foolscap1660

bastard1711

copy1712

crown1712

Kentish cap1766

vessel of paper1790

antiquarian1815

quartern1819

quatrain1819

Albert note1846

cap-paper1854

sermon paper1855

Albert1859

columbier1875

Albert notepaper1881

cuatro1904

duchess1923

half-imperial-

1819 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) III. 120 Did I send you the opening of ‘Oliver Newman’, in a small square size..or in half quatrain form?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quatrain
释义	quatrainn. Brit. /ˈkwɒtreɪn/, U.S. /ˈkwɑˌtreɪn/ Forms: α. 1500s quadrein, 1500s quadreine, 1500s quadreyne, 1500s qvadrain (Scottish), 1600s quadrain, 1600s quadren, 1600s quadrin, 1600s–1700s quadran. β. 1600s– quatrain. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French quatrain, quadrain, quadrin. Etymology: < Middle French, French quatrain, †quadrain, †quadrin stanza of four lines (1543), group of four people (1785; compare earlier quatraine group of four soldiers (1688)) < quatre quatre n. + -ain , suffix forming nouns from numerals (probably < classical Latin -ēnī , suffix forming distributive adjectives: see nonagenarian n. and adj.).The French forms quadrain , quadrin (compare the α. forms) are after classical Latin quadri- quadri- comb. form. With the ending of Middle French quadrin compare -in -ine suffix¹. With sense 2 compare quartern n.² 7. 1. a. A stanza of four lines, esp. one having alternate rhymes; four lines of verse. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [noun] > stanza > quatrain tetrastich1580 quatrain1584 quaternion1722 tetrachord1817 α. 1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Aiii Ane qvadrain of Alexandrin verse. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. ii. 55 It is not a huitane or a staffe of eight, but two quadreins. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Quartetto A quadren of a Sonnet, or staffe of foure verses. 1651 H. Delaune (title) A Legacie to his Sonnes. Digested into Quadrins. 1687 W. Winstanley Lives Eng. Poets 109 He hath also translated..a Paradox of Odes de la Nove, Baron of Teligni, with the Quadrains of Pibeac. 1705 E. Bysshe Art Eng. Poetry (ed. 2) iii. 32 Either the four first verses are a Quadran in Alternate Rhyme... Or the four first are two Couplets. β. 1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders xxviii. 239 (margin) A quatrain or staffe of foure verses.1667 J. Dryden Let. to Sir R. Howard in Annus Mirabilis 1666 Pref. I have chosen to write my Poem in Quatrains or Stanza's of four in alternate rhyme.1683 W. Temple Mem. in Wks. (1731) I. 478 A Quatrain recited out of Nostredamus.1761 tr. C. Batteux Course Belles Lettres III. iv. iii. 237 The quatrain is a four-lined stanza of alternate verse. The two first verses of the tercet rhyme together, and the disposition of the four last is arbitrary.1779 S. Johnson Dryden in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets III. 305 Quatrains of lines, alternately consisting of eight and six syllables, make the most soft and pleasing of our lyrick measures.1823 T. Roscoe tr. J. C. L. de Sismondi Hist. Lit. Europe I. iv. 129 The beautiful stanza of ten lines, in one quatrain and two tercets.1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. vii. i. 324 There are many terse and happy couplets and quatrains in the Wanderer.1920 T. S. Eliot Sacred Wood 49 The last quatrain gives an image..which was probably in suspension in the poet's mind until the proper combination arrived for it to add itself to.1992 Matrix Fall 48/2 I once dedicated to him a humble quatrain with the disproportionate title, ‘Coda to the Twentieth Century’. †b. A set of four persons. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > group of four quaternionc1384 quadrivial?a1475 messa1529 quaternity1529 quaternio1601 mournival1631 quadrate1637 quaternarya1638 tetrad1653 quadruplet1795 quartetto1807 quatrain1862 quartet1882 quad1896 1862 S. Lucas Secularia 289 There were four English men of letters..of this stately quatrain Swift and Dryden are the only two he has encountered in his history. †2. = quartern n.² 7. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > paper of specific size paper royal1497 paper rial1501 sheet1510 demy1546 imperial1572 pot1579 lily-pot1593 grape1611 cap1620 crown paper1620 post1648 foolscap1660 bastard1711 copy1712 crown1712 Kentish cap1766 vessel of paper1790 antiquarian1815 quartern1819 quatrain1819 Albert note1846 cap-paper1854 sermon paper1855 Albert1859 columbier1875 Albert notepaper1881 cuatro1904 duchess1923 half-imperial- 1819 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) III. 120 Did I send you the opening of ‘Oliver Newman’, in a small square size..or in half quatrain form? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1584
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