quatreble
/ˈkwatrəbl/Now historical
noun
Early Music. In improvised descant: a voice part pitched higher than the treble, beginning and ending a twelfth above the plainsong. Compare quinible. Now historical.
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Anglo-Norman quatreble fourfold, variant of quadruple quadruple, either after treble or after quatre four. The some forms could alternatively be explained as alterations of quadruple after -ible.
- make nice (or nice-nice)
- make no bones about
- make no mistake (about it)
- make no secret of something
- make off
- make off with
- make old bones
- make one's alley good
- make one's bow
- make oneself master of
- make oneself (or one's presence) felt
- make oneself scarce
- make oneself useful
- make one's excuses
- make one's mark
- make (one's) peace
- make one's point
- make one's presence felt
- make one's way
- make or break
- make (or kick up) a row
- make (or lose or spend) money hand over fist
- make (or open) a book
- make (or pull) a face (or faces)
- make (or put in) an appearance