| 单词 | quadrangular |
| 例句 | It was an Eternal Quadrangle, which was eternal as well as quadrangular. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The Pinball Hall of Fame is an enormous quadrangular warehouse jam packed — surprise! — with pinball machines. Vegas on the Cheap? Get Off the Strip 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Researchers also identified the remains of a square or quadrangular structure at the site, believed to be part of a palisade designed to force the tribes through two of the fords over the Tagus. Ancient battlefield, site of Hannibal's first major victory, discovered in Spain, researchers say 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Near the large quadrangular park in the middle of the city, horse and buggy is, shockingly, still the preferred mode of transport. For cramped New York, an expanding dining scene 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The Scots, who lost their tour-opener against Samoa, will complete their South African series against Italy next Saturday, with neither side having won so far in the quadrangular tournament. South Africa 30-17 Scotland 2013-06-15T17:13:31Z The national team would play a quadrangular tournament against the Gambia, Ghana and Sierra Leone. The Spin 2013-05-07T14:32:00Z Of the two bright silver spots beneath, one is oval, the other larger and quadrangular. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:27.027Z From the south-east transept of the cathedral a cloister leads to the quadrangular college of the Vicars-Choral, a beautiful Perpendicular building. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z In the centre of the quadrangular area within stands a high cross, constructed of stone and lime like the rest of the temple, and ten palms in height. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z The Royal Exchange.—This is a handsome quadrangular building on the north side of Cornhill, having in the centre an open court with colonnades. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z These enclose a little quadrangular garden, which is indeed very small, only about eighty or ninety feet long, and scarcely so broad, but so delightful! Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Skull: Longer and wider; rostrum and nasals longer; interparietal quadrangular as opposed to roughly elliptical; upper incisors longer. The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. 2012-03-19T02:00:23.340Z The dim opening of the gate loomed as a sickly quadrangular hole exhaling nightmare and ruin. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Within, the building rose, tinted a faint pink and terraced with verandas supported by tottering wooden pillars, about a quadrangular patio, and it was characteristic that it was more or less ruinous. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z A statue of the Queen is in the centre of the quadrangular area. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z Of the castle, as we now see it externally, only the quadrangular basement is of the time of Hadrian; the round tower is of that of Urban VIII., its top added by Paul III. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z It is quadrangular in form, with a courtyard in the centre. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z In the middle is a great quadrangular block having, at each angle, a wing, 70 ft. by 60 ft., connected with the central block by a corridor. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z It was a large quadrangular building of conglomerate, with a back wall faced with stucco, and stood open to the road. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z In another direction are the ruins of an immense palace of quadrangular form, with only one entrance, and large underground rooms now nearly choked up. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z It also repeats the quadrangular court of big Tudor houses. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Passing up High Street, we come to an arched gateway, and find ourselves in a quadrangular court, with antique looking buildings on each side. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z It is quadrangular, surrounded by a moat filled by the Barada. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The treasury was raised on a quadrangular structure, supported on its south side by the Hellenico, and built of tufa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z At the west end of the nave rises a plain quadrangular tower, surmounted by an octagonal cupola. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The houses, which stood on a high, clayey bank, were of quadrangular shape, partly open, like sheds, and partly enclosed with rude, mud walls, forming one or two chambers. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z There were five forts, having each four quadrangular blockhouses, with a barrack in the centre; these were connected by wooden palisades or pickets. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Batte-Malve is a small, entirely uninhabited island, some two miles in length, and seems to be of a quadrangular form; the upper portion is thickly wooded; the highest elevation being from 150 to 200 feet. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z From the second to the twelfth they are quadrangular in the superior fourth, and thicker than in the rest of their extent. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z The judges' seat and the high-backed benches still form a quadrangular enclosure within a room of the same shape. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Bill long, straight, quadrangular, sharp; wings short with the third primary the longest; tail very short. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z This box may rightly be called a quadrangular sieve, as may also that kind which follows. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z All these sumptuous ecclesiastical establishments were grouped around the pyramid, protected by the quadrangular wall, and built amid gardens and groves. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Whether this was of circular or quadrangular base is difficult to determine, but probably the latter, resembling the example shown in plate 19. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z The fourteen fluted columns of the nave are quadrangular. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The bark on younger trees is furrowed between flat ridges, and gradually develops into quadrangular blocks that are dense, hard and nearly black. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The boards of the fan are mortised into the quadrangular parts of the barrel axle. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z To the west of the church are a quadrangular A Mercian King. bank and trench. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z It extended in a quadrangular course and was barely wide enough to admit a match or a nail. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z The columns are spiral and twisted, octagonal and quadrangular. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z It is built quadrangular, with a large court wherein the merchants may assemble, and the greatest part, in case of rain or hot sunshine, may be sheltered in side galleries or porticos. An Historical Narrative of the Great and Terrible Fire of London, Sept. 2nd 1666 2011-09-22T02:00:23.960Z One of the most universal of these later structures is to be seen in the divisional planes, usually vertical or highly inclined, by which rocks are split into quadrangular or irregularly shaped blocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The castle is a quadrangular building, with a square tower at each corner. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z In those days the whole of the principal square was built of such houses, with pointed cupolas, the quadrangular stones with which they were built being welded together with lead and iron clasps. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z In a corner at the head of the stairs rises a massive quadrangular belfry, one of the prominent features in the outline of "La Citt� Alta." Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z There are grammar, model and industrial schools, the first with exhibitions to Trinity College, Dublin; but the principal educational establishment is University College, a quadrangular building in Tudor Gothic style, of grey limestone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The tube is in sections and quadrangular in form. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Under Vaughan, England won a short series against Pakistan and a quadrangular series that followed. England captain Andrew Strauss knows his Test authority is on the line 2011-07-19T21:58:00Z It is a quadrangular stone pillar, rather inclining, and about eight feet high: close to the base is a mound, inclosing the space of six yards; and in the midst, a square area. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z The large quadrangular nut is a 'common object of the sea-shore' in the Malay Islands, and is much used by the natives to catch fish. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z A large brickwork stove or oven is formed in the wall, consisting of a fireplace and a long series of quadrangular flues ending in the chimney and giving passage to the smoke. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The middle is fleshy, where the oblong nostrils are situated; the base flat or quadrangular, with two sinuses pointing upwards, and pale-coloured. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z Among other features peculiar to itself, Oldchester possesses a quadrangular building with an inner cloister, commonly called College Quad. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z These are usually pits of quadrangular form, lined with wood, brick, concrete, or stone. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z They turned through an archway leading into a quadrangular court, the pavings of which were worn into uneven surfaces. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z It goes without saying: a triangular pyramid is always surrounded by six quadrangular pyramids. Lost in Triangulation: Leonardo da Vinci's Mathematical Slip-Up 2011-03-29T10:15:00.227Z The houses are, for the most part, built in the Moorish fashion, with a quadrangular patio, or court, in the centre, where stands a marble fountain, constantly distilling limpid water. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z An inverted pyramid, with base some fifteen feet in diameter, poised upon its apex, which rests on another rock mass of quadrangular shape as upon a plinth. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The leaves, which grow very thickly all round the stem, are short, nearly quadrangular, and of a dark greyish-green. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z This unit thread is quadrangular in section, and of larger diameter than the true silk, the mean breadth being 0.052 mm., as compared with 0.018, the mean diameter of the true silks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The general form of the face was quadrangular, like that of a lion. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z He lit another cigar, and strolled out upon the terrace, and from the terrace to the great quadrangular stable-yard. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z In 1831 the wooden shambles were removed, and replaced in 1833 by a collegiate-looking building of red brick, quadrangular in its arrangement, with arched gateway entrances on King Street and Front Street. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Another terrace was ascended; and before us stood the house—a massive structure of quadrangular shape only one story in height, but surmounted by an azotea with a parapet running around it. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Tail nearly equal to the body in length, gradually tapering, closely covered with quadrangular scales, arranged in a quincunx pattern. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z In that year there took place a break in the athletic relations between these two Universities, and in 1896 Harvard took part in a "quadrangular" race with Cornell, Columbia, and Pennsylvania Universities. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z All the shivers of stone, many of which lie on the floor, are quadrangular, and of a considerable size. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z That part of the temple at Mecca which is chiefly revered, and, indeed, gives a sanctity to the rest, is a square stone building called the Caaba, probably from its quadrangular form. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z The castle is a quadrangular structure of great strength, with rounded towers at three of the angles, and has a circumference of about 400 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The quadrangular edifice in Lauriston, sometimes ascribed to Inigo Jones, is one of the noblest buildings in the city. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Your wonderful kindness——” “A strange case,” moralized Carrados, as they walked out of the quadrangular yard into the silent lane. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z Saxifraga with a creeping stem, the leaves placed in a quadrangular form. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z This is of a quadrangular shape, the lower mandible much stronger than the upper one, and both swelling towards the tip, so as to resemble a forceps or pincers. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z The church is crowned with a quadrangular tower of 162 feet in height from the point of intersection. Cathedral Cities of England They consist of chambers of Rock-dwellings and tombs. various sizes, some of which were evidently human habitations, together with cisterns, channels, seats, steps, terraces and quadrangular tombs, all cut in the rock. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Beak straight, somewhat quadrangular; the mandibles bulging: 1 species. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History I have a Peruvian skull at hand, in which there is a bilateral, quite symmetrical quadrangular separate piece of bone, encroaching on the mastoid process of the parietal. A Bilateral Division of the Parietal Bone in a Chimpanzee; with a Special Reference to the Oblique Sutures in the Parietal Here also is a quadrangular tower forty feet in height. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands The streets, running at right angles, divide the buildings into large, quadrangular groups. The Story of Malta It is a lofty oblong quadrangular building, with fifteen cupolas and four arched gates—the booksellers', the goldsmiths', the mercers', and the beltmakers'. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Overlooking a deep wooded ravine, with streams to the east and west, the great quadrangular castle was naturally defended except on the south, where it was rendered secure by a double moat and drawbridge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" They are generally entirely unornamented, boxlike buildings, windowless except on the northern side, and there pierced by great quadrangular openings, supplied with all manner of arrangements for admitting the steadiest possible light from above. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. Sometimes these raised dwellings resembled the ordinary Marquesan house in structure; at other times they were quadrangular, with perpendicular walls and an ordinary roof. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II A small quadrangular opening, artfully concealed by a large curtain, led directly to the altar, and permitted one to follow all the details of the sacred service without betraying one's presence. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity Frequently the pyramids 678 constitute one of the four sides of a quadrangular enclosure, within which are contained other pyramids, altars or other buildings of various dimensions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The high priest’s palace was built, like other large Oriental houses, round a quadrangular court, into which entrance was gained by a passage running from the street through the front part of the house. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II The Carpathians separate Hungary and Transylvania from Lower Austria, Moravia, Silesia, Galicia, Bukovina and Rumania, while its ramifications fill the whole northern part of Hungary, and form the quadrangular mass of the Transylvanian plateau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" So far as the mortuary platforms of the Marquesans are described, they appear to have been quadrangular piles of stone, with upright sides, not stepped or terraced. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II This building is quadrangular, with a courtyard in the centre. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. These are usually quadrangular in form, though other shapes are found, and are impressed in the midst of the design on the ornamented vases, or on plain wares on the bottom of the interior. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" It is quadrangular in form, with a dead wall outside; this wall has small windows high up, but in the lower parts merely a few narrow air-holes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" It is two stories in height, and quadrangular in form,—the lower story containing sculpture only; the upper, both statuary and pictures. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia They stood on quadrangular stone platforms of the usual type, ranging from three or four to six, eight, twelve, and even fifteen feet in height. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II Excluding the town of Cambridge there are no domestic buildings, either ancient or modern, of special note, with the exception of Sawston Hall, in the south of the county, a quadrangular mansion dated 1557-1584. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" It is a quadrangular edifice, pierced with a low semicircular arch. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. It is quadrangular, each side being some three hundred feet long and fifty high, enclosing a central square, planted with shrubbery and watered by a cooling and graceful fountain. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time The palace is a large plain edifice of brick, quadrangular in shape and painted a dull ugly yellow, with a simple portico. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia From the Tongans the Samoans also borrowed the custom of building oblong quadrangular houses, which were called afolau. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II One appears to be a bit of the stem of an Aristolochia; the other is so dry as to render it difficult to identify it, but it resembles the quadrangular stem of a jungle vine. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series Above and behind them rise a few larger buildings, almost perpendicularly over each other, and the summit is crowned with the colossal quadrangular mass of the Alcazar. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. The building, a spacious quadrangular structure, is principally modern, having been finished in 1770. Here and There in London The building which is occupied by the hospital, or rather the series of buildings, forms a large quadrangular group on the north bank of the Moskva, half a mile east of the Kremlin. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The plan here too was roughly quadrangular with a central court, but owing to the erosion of the hillside a good deal of the eastern quarter has disappeared. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The pool is set in a splendid quadrangular court of grey stone, open to the sky, but shielded to windward with glass. Seeds of Pine Immediately below the ruined modern Alcazar, and facing the Expositos, is seen a vast quadrangular building, each front of which presents from twenty to thirty windows on a floor. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. And Michelagnolo designed and caused to be built the very beautiful quadrangular staircase, with balusters of peperino-stone, which is there at the present day. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol. IX (of 10) Michelagnolo to the Flemings The flowers of Begtash's garden, vanquished, humbled by the new soldiers, fled for refuge to the huge quadrangular barracks which occupied the ground at the rear of the Etmeidan. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries The quadrangular area formed by the cities of Durres, Tirana, Elbasan, and Fier, all of which are linked by rail and roads, was experiencing the most rapid growth in the 1960s. Area Handbook for Albania A hand, enclosed in quadrangular lines and represented on the garment of a chieftain, was found by Dr. Le Plongeon at Uxmal, and I believe that this should be interpreted in the same manner. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations It encloses a quadrangular space of about a quarter of an acre, and is a ruin; but the walls and towers are almost entire. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. It is of rude, irregular, quadrangular form, made in two parts. Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 361-436 It was erected in the reign of William I. or William II., and is quadrangular, turreted at the angles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The rock of which it is formed consists of exceedingly massive, coarsely-crystalline dolerite, rich in olivine, and divided into large quadrangular blocks by parallel joint planes. Volcanoes: Past and Present Peduncle, short; the scales alone in the uppermost whorl are plainly toothed; they are transversely elongated, and almost quadrangular, and are nearly twice as large as those in the second whorl. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. The cathedral occupies this southern extremity of the city; and on your way to the inn, you may make an estimate of the length of one side of its immense quadrangular enclosure. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. On the stone walls above the wainscoting were hung great hatchments, the canvas of some fraying away from the black quadrangular frames after a lapse of years, and none of them very recently hung there. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons The Hall was a large quadrangular structure of imposing appearance, erected in the center of spacious grounds, most charmingly laid out, with a rare combination of lawn, flowers and shrubbery. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century It was approached by a vast flight of steps; was adorned with many rows of columns; and in its quadrangular portico—a matchless work of skill—were placed most exquisite statues. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The yamen itself consisted of low one-story structures, built in the usual Chinese style, of wood and adobe brick, in a quadrangular form around an inner courtyard. Across Asia on a Bicycle You perceive an immense quadrangular enclosure, filled apparently with cupolas, towers, pinnacles of all sorts and styles, but less of the Gothic than any other. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. It was surrounded by a quadrangular wall, about ten feet p. 84in height, with a square tower at each corner. Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest In the Bugaba cemetery Mr. Merritt found two well marked varieties, the oval and the quadrangular, reference being had to the horizontal section. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 It was rather with the eye of her mind that she was contemplating the dark, quadrangular area outstretched before her. Outside Inn Since the evacuation by the Russians the Chinese have built around the city the usual quadrangular wall, thirty feet in height and twenty feet in width, with parapets still in the course of construction. Across Asia on a Bicycle The "halls," as they are called, are for the most part extensive quadrangular buildings with a courtyard in the centre. Dickens' London “Make the hole just large enough for this cylinder!” said he to one of the stone cutters who was chiseling off a large quadrangular stone. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' The quadrangular graves were constructed in two somewhat distinct ways. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 The earliest portion of the building is probably a high quadrangular tower, with lofty pointed pannels, in the four walls. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy The present building, an immense quadrangular edifice, was begun by Sir Francis Drake, who never had means to finish it. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 This immense quadrangular edifice flanks the Punta, and is designed to contain five thousand prisoners at a time. Due South or Cuba Past and Present It consists of four quadrangular courts, the Great Court being the largest quadrangle in the university, and entered from the street by the grand entrance-tower known as the King's Gateway. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel He describes the pits as being oval and quadrangular and as having a depth ranging from a few feet to 18 feet. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 It was a building of a quadrangular shape, with apartments opening on an interior court in the centre of the quadrangle. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries The map is published in atlas sheets, each sheet representing a small, quadrangular district. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 It was a large quadrangular building, each side full of empty rooms, with nothing but their youth to recommend them. Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 The ruins are of a quadrangular fortress, and within the courtyard Wordsworth once met the child whose prattle suggested his familiar poem, "We are Seven." England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Section of a quadrangular grave, showing the surface pack of river stories and the positions of the slabs and objects of art. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 The great Barrack Hospital at Scutari, which had been lent to the British by the Turkish Government, was an enormous quadrangular building, a quarter of a mile each way, with square towers at each angle. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The gigantic quadrangular tower, reared above these firm foundations, was formerly the imperial palace from which issued all power and law. Madame Roland, Makers of History Das Zeughaus, or arsenal, which we now approach, is a massive quadrangular building, and the warlike character of its architectural decorations strikingly indicate the nature of its contents. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France The estate was bought in the sixteenth century by Sir William Cavendish, who built the original house, a quadrangular building with turrets, which was greatly extended by his wife. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel It is a clean, neatly-paved quadrangular area, of an hundred and fifty by an hundred yards in extent, edged on all sides by noble mansions. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Fossils abound: the bituminous beds glitter bright with glossy quadrangular scales, that look like sheets of black mica inclosed in granite. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Varieties: Oblong, rounded at the base, blunt and quadrangular at the apex. The Pecan and its Culture The distinctive feature of the step cutting is the several series of parallel-edged quadrangular facets above and below the girdle and the generally rounding character of its cross section. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The asylum was opened in 1705, and consists of quadrangular buildings enclosing a square. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel As in all Mexican country houses of the class mansion, that of Don Ignacio Valverde was a quadrangular structure enclosing an inner courtyard—the patio. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley It is painted inside with a wall of quadrangular pieces of marble of various colors, terminated at top with a cornice. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Bacus, from ἄβαξ; which signifies a square Trencher: In French it’s called Talloir; it’s that quadrangular Piece commonly accompanied with a Cymatium, and serves instead of a Drip or Corona to the Capital. An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius Containing a System of the Whole Works of that Author The quadrangular form is several times mentioned also. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts To the northward, at a short distance, are the Schools, a quadrangular building, now chiefly occupied by the famous Bodleian Library. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel A great piece of waste ground, on which pell-mell, amid a mass of sand and stones, were a few brake-wheels, already rusty, surrounded by a quadrangular building pierced by a number of little windows. Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life The building is of the quadrangular figure of the oldest and smallest Irish churches and oratories. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 It contains nine enormous courts of quadrangular form, and an immense number of buildings—constituting a complete town of itself. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The heads, necks, and busts were all destroyed, leaving the lower part of them—mere quadrangular pillars, without arms, or legs, or body—alone standing. Ancient States and Empires It consists of a quadrangular court, around which are castellated buildings, with towers surmounting them, and occupying almost the entire summit of the hill. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel And it is probably derived from the Irish "Maeddher," a standing cup, generally of wood, of a quadrangular form, with a handle on each of the sides. Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Four quadrangular scales in mutual contact represent the condition of definite phyllotaxis. The Genus Pinus They were long, dark, quadrangular rooms, without windows, and were destitute of any article of furniture, except a bed in a kind of recess. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests East of the fortress is the simple quadrangular tomb of Mahomet el Domiats, which bears a Greek inscription. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria The old building and the additions then erected enclose a large quadrangular court. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Seed vessel quadrangular, nodular, glabrous, containing many oval seeds. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines One quadrangular tower, about forty feet high, is very remarkable. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology The building is entered by a lofty door, opening into a spacious quadrangular court, along the four sides of which there are pillared corridors. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests It is very seldom that one sees curved arches over these; they are almost invariably quadrangular, with a wooden bar as head piece. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria It was a bone of contention during the Civil Wars, and when they were over, $150,000 were spent in repairing the great quadrangular fortress. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The C. tora, L., bears a quadrangular pod about 15 centimeters long by 2 in diameter. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines The establishment was quadrangular in form, and surrounded by a wall. Shepp's Photographs of the World But even in them the quadrangular Plaza is never wanting, and at least four straight streets issue from it. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests They drive a number of stakes into the ground in a quadrangular form, fill the interstices with thin planks, and roof in the whole with the bark of trees. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 The interior was one spacious quadrangular apartment, provided with benches, and raised seats for the teachers. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 These seeds are flattened, almost quadrangular; testa hard, of a chestnut color, shiny and without albumen. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines It is of irregular, quadrangular form, one hundred and ninety-eight feet in length, and one hundred and sixty-five feet in depth, and encloses a court. Shepp's Photographs of the World Their huts are either quadrangular, oblong, or circular. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Close to the shore the fortress rears its strong turreted walls in a quadrangular form, planted with cannon, and bearing the striped national flag of the Sandwich Islands. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 "Grace used to say 'a quadrangular piece of baked clay!'" said Gertrude. The Merryweathers Seed 1, quadrangular, with simple, downy, sessile pappus. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines The "fence of stone" refers to the quadrangular basement of concrete, on which the circular tower rests. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 In the Sierra the tombs are of stone, quadrangular, oval, or of an obelisk form. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests In its original state it was a small collegiate building, with a chapel attached to its quadrangular cloisters. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 And they find themselves upon the platform of a quadrangular tower rising above other towers, which, growing narrower in proportion as they rise, form a monstrous pyramid. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul Seeds of hermaphrodite flowers quadrangular, crowned by one long awn, and the rudiment of another. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines It is a large quadrangular building, without a tree in the neighbourhood. A Yacht Voyage Round England Each house is quadrangular, with a diameter of about six feet, and seventeen or eighteen feet high. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests It was built in a quadrangular form with a spacious courtyard, to which admittance was gained by a narrow bridge over the moat surrounding the whole fabric. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Within this again is the fortress itself, again quadrangular, with projections at the angles. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine Flowers in a quadrangular raceme, each group of these flowerets having a concave scale at the base. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines We then went to King’s College, a large quadrangular edifice, including the chapel, built of granite. A Yacht Voyage Round England Then, there were the triangular jibs forward and the triangular staysails between the masts, with the quadrangular spanker like an aerial rudder on the lower mizzenmast. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways The plan of these buildings is quadrangular, with a courtyard in the centre. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Our house—a great quadrangular, one-storied stone building, with a courtyard in the centre—was the only one within a radius of three miles. The Colonial Mortuary Bard; "'Reo," The Fisherman; and The Black Bream Of Australia 1901 Seed vessel quadrangular, elongated, 4 opposite grooves, 4 chambers each containing many small ovoid seeds. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines This being a revolving light, a number of reflectors were fixed to the iron sides of a quadrangular frame, and the whole caused to revolve once every minute by means of clockwork. A Yacht Voyage Round England The prison walls enclosed a quadrangular space of several acres, the southern wall running along the margin of the bay and facing Sandusky. Reminiscences of a Rebel It is a quadrangular stone structure, rising in a pyramidal form to the height of thirty-three feet. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The loggia at the top of Bardo’s house rose above the buildings on each side of it, and formed a gallery round quadrangular walls. Romola The building was a large structure of quadrangular shape, with a bulkhead running across the middle of it and dividing it into two portions. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent They consisted of a cluster of bullet-proof log-cabins, arranged in a quadrangular form, so as to enclose a large internal area. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky The house we inhabited stood in a quadrangular inclosure that sloped down to the banks of the river, the Del Norte. The Scalp Hunters Usually a grand quadrangular structure, with an uncovered court in the centre, the patio; around which runs a gallery or corridor, communicating with the doors of the different apartments. The Death Shot A Story Retold The whole combination of the buildings is encircled by a quadrilateral pilastered portico, embracing a quadrangular area, and resting on a terraced platform. Diary in America, Series Two It consisted of a quadrangular building, with a court-yard in the centre, and a corridor running round it. A Voyage round the World A book for boys The fortress at Boonesborough consisted of ten strong log huts arranged in a quadrangular form, enclosing an area of about one-third of an acre. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky I could see the Mexican, from where I lay, as he crossed the quadrangular patio. The Scalp Hunters On the nearer side of the brook lay a little village; while on the further bank was a large, well-kept park, in which stood a grey quadrangular mansion. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada Rhombus: a quadrangular figure having its four sides equal and its opposite lines parallel, with two opposite angles acute and two obtuse. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology It is a plain, quadrangular construction, with Grecian pediment and columns on its south front and broad flights of steps leading to its side porticoes. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Here are docks, quays, and a custom-house, which is a good building, faces the river, and on the opposite banks is a large quadrangular one, the house of industry. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 Near Khela on the top of a high mountain stood a tall quadrangular rock not unlike a tower. In the Forbidden Land Whispers, "not loud, but deep," occasionally reverberated from the back benches to the quadrangular space in front assigned to gentlemen of the long robe, and ascended thence to the august presence upon the judgment seat. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion It is quadrangular in form, with a door and portico on its north front. Byeways in Palestine The seeds are five-eighths of an inch in length, somewhat quadrangular, of a fawn-yellow color, and retain their vitality five years. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. The statues on the quadrangular piece of ground in the centre are of Peel and Beaconsfield, north and south; Palmerston and Derby on the east. Westminster The Fascination of London Near it on another mountain is the Gungi Shankom, a gigantic quadrangular rock of a warm yellow and reddish colour, not unlike a huge tower. In the Forbidden Land The building, as you perceive, is quadrangular: three sides contain four rooms each; the other has many partitions and two stories, for domestics and offices. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The building was as usual quadrangular, with a great gate flanked by two towers in the centre of the principal front. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth It was a quadrangular wooden building, 25 paces long, 15 broad, and 12 feet high. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 Volume 18, New Series, July 31, 1852 The quadrangular turrets, for instance, at the corners of the lantern, were probably meant to be surmounted by pinnacles. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See It is now in ruins, with the exception of a quadrangular tower called by the natives the Kuti Ker, but the foundations of the whole structure can still be plainly seen. In the Forbidden Land Entering through a spacious gate-way, we cross a quadrangular court, and gain access by an unfurnished passage to the great hall, which formed the distinguishing feature of the feudal homestead. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 The base of this zikkurat, which may be regarded as a specimen of the tower in its most elaborate form, was a quadrangular mass 272 feet square and 26 feet high. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The Iberian Peninsula, consisting of Spain and Portugal, corresponds to the Arabian Peninsula, both being quadrangular and massive. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The Abbey of St. Martin was quadrangular, standing in the midst of a circle nine miles round. Highways and Byways in Sussex They have thrown aside their monastic gowns and quadrangular caps. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. On the plain, in front of the village of Schuylerville, was a regular quadrangular fortification, with bastions, called Fort Hardy. The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes Behold the family gathered around it in a sort of quadrangular figure! Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica In Liang-chau, a town of 100,000 inhabitants, with a quadrangular wall, handsome gates, and broad, busy streets, we stayed with some missionaries. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Then he wrote them on the quadrangular pedestal of the Hermes, one on each surface in the following order— The Child of Pleasure Passing through an open arch, they entered a quadrangular court of roses,25 each bed of flowers surrounded by a stream of sparkling water, and floating like an enchanted islet upon a fairy ocean. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity In the midst of the garden stood the quadrangular building of the hospital, the steep roof forming broad verandahs. The Castle Of The Shadows Behind the bishop is a quadrangular building, enclosing an open court, and apparently intended to represent the college which he had so much benefited. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See Khan, or caravansary, a large building of a quadrangular form, being one story in height. The Arabian Nights Entertainments A most striking feature of doorways is the occasional departure from the quadrangular form, seen in some ruined villages and also in some of the modern houses of Tusayan. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 The vast portal conducted him into a large quadrangular court, where he dismounted, and where he was welcomed by the captain of the eunuch guard. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity After attentively examining these bodies, he said he saw a quadrangular and a circular figure, and after some consideration he pronounced the one a square and the other a disk. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. Their houses are conical or quadrangular huts, sometimes open sheds, and generally contain many families. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America To the left of the gate, on the sloping side of the hill, was a quadrangular space of about thirty by twenty yards, round which was built a low wall of evidently great antiquity. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow The earth is represented as of quadrangular shape, surrounded by the ocean. Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. There, from a small quadrangular gallery, he could look down on the "well" of the fan-tan lay out below. Never-Fail Blake The foot of the obelisk stands upon a quadrangular base, commonly two or three feet broader than the obelisk, with a socket, in which it rests. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) The fruit is quadrangular, bilocular, with two kernels, which on analysis yield an active principle for which the name "Johaneseine" is proposed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 It has been surrounded, according to the prudence or jealousy of the feudal times, with a very deep quadrangular moat, which must have included all the apparatus of the farm. Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster The church was partly rebuilt in the middle of the eighteenth century, when the tower was demolished and a structure of timber, with quadrangular tiled roof, eventually erected in its stead. Hertfordshire It was built in quadrangular form, containing only one large court, upon which opened the stately hall, chapel, and principal apartments. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton At one end of the quadrangular space enclosed by the walls stood the makeshift stove, discolored with the heat, as was the length of pipe by its side. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman This inn was a quadrangular building made of rough stones. Christmas Stories And Legends It is quadrangular in shape, with high walls from twenty to thirty feet thick surrounding a small court. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland As in the rural districts, Karlee had fenced in his privacy with a thick hedge of clipped bamboo surmounting a quadrangular embankment. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics The first is a quadrangular building, with a court in the centre; very peculiar antique architecture, with a double row of arcades both outside and in; the whole having a strikingly Oriental character. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852 Lighting a cigarette, she paced restlessly up and down the flagged path of the quadrangular court, absorbed in her thoughts. The Moon out of Reach Still farther north, near the river, was a quadrangular tank, and beyond this a redoubt and a mound of earth. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India I have never seen a more romantic sight than this huge, quadrangular pile, with its array of battlements and towers rising abruptly out of the dark waters of the moat. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland About three miles away, across the Meuse, a quadrangular mound of black, plowed-up earth on the hillside marked the location of Fort Les Paroches, which had been silenced by the German mortars the night before. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 The original plan of the hospital was quadrangular: on two sides were the inmates' rooms and the chapel, the remaining sides being occupied by the Master's House and the common hall. Winchester They have a noble quadrangular garden at Dīg, surrounded by a high wall. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official A ponderous gateway, immediately under the centre tower, leads to the quadrangular courtyard, capable of holding six hundred men. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Cultivation occurs especially at Lal-Ghurry Beg, a space of some size, containing several villages, of the usual Khyberry form, namely, surrounded by low, quadrangular walls, with a thin square tower and very broadly projecting eaves. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The map is published in atlas sheets, each sheet representing a small quadrangular district. Camping For Boys According to the plan on the Ordnance Survey map, the walls enclose a quadrangular area roughly 640 feet long by 413 wide, the walls being 9 feet thick with a foundation 12 feet in width. Vanishing England It was quadrangular, and about fifteen inches by twelve at the base, standing on four legs, that raised it about half an inch from its pedestal. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419 Volume 17, New Series, January 10, 1852 Four long grooves in the fa�ade, reaching to a third of its height, correspond to four quadrangular openings cut through. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt It is composed of a quadrangular gallery formed by a triple line of small granite, tufa, or stucco columns. Over Strand and Field On account of its enormous size it was not contained in a fortified camp, but a quadrangular wall was constructed round the baggage and most valuable material. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II Jesus Hospital is a quadrangular building, containing forty almshouses surrounding a court which is divided into gardens, one of which is attached to each house. Vanishing England Compound adjectives, and adjectives denoting qualities arising from the figure of bodies, do not admit of comparison; such as, well-formed, frost-bitten, round, square, oblong, circular, quadrangular, conical, &c. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The gate, protected by a large quadrangular bastion, opened in the middle of this wall. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Having crossed this chapel, we entered the quadrangular court, around which the cloisters, supported by small, graceful pillars, of the most delicate workmanship, extend. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 479, March 5, 1831 Two good thirds of an oxhide in the girdle round each one's waist, and each quadrangular clasp that closes it as thick as a man's thigh. The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga With Introductions And Notes The house is a majestic edifice of white stone, built in a quadrangular form, with a flat and embattled roof, with a square turret at each of the outward angles. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 389, September 12, 1829 The caravanserai is a big, commodious affair, a quadrangular structure of brick surrounding fully an acre of ground, and with a small open space outside. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The quadrangular pillar, with parallel or slightly inclined sides, and generally without either base or capital, frequently occurs in tombs of the ancient empire. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Ah, my dear Mrs. Boyce," cried Lord Maxwell, meeting them on the steps of the inner quadrangular corridor—"Welcome indeed! Marcella Full five hundred moons was the palace in completing; for by some architectural arborist, its quadrangular foundations had been laid in seed-cocoanuts, requiring that period to sprout up into pillars. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I There are long passages and the buildings are quadrangular in shape. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 07 of 55 1588-1591 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Inside is a large quadrangular court, paved with broad slabs of sandstone; occupying the centre of this is a white marble reservoir of water. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama One appears to be a bit of the stem of an Aristolochia; the other is so dried as to render it difficult to identify it, but it resembles the quadrangular stem of a jungle vine. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 In the center of a fine garden stands the royal palace, known as the Oscarlot, a large quadrangular building, devoid of beauty, though built in the Ionic style of architecture. Ticket No. "9672" It is constructed of quadrangular blocks of stone cemented together, and has an arched stone roof. Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885 There are five longitudinal quadrangular, imbricate scales on each side of the throat; and the sides of the body present a nearly horizontal series of similar scales. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon This brings me to a caravanserai, consisting of a quadrangular enclosure with long rows of cell-like rooms. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama It was spacious, built around a quadrangular courtyard, with cloisters surrounding the lowest storey and the smooth shaven lawn, in the centre of which a granite cross was upraised. Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune The Coloured Cloth Hall is a quadrangular building, 127½ yards long, and 66 broad, divided into six departments called streets. Rides on Railways The architects used the Orangery as the principal front to a quadrangular building, the necessary offices and accommodation for royal commissioners and executive staff being provided in wings that led from the two circular anterooms. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission One appears to be a bit of the stem of an Aristolochia; the other is so dried as to render its identification difficult, but it resembles the quadrangular stem of a jungle vine. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon It was a quadrangular edifice, and they had a suite of rooms on the second and third stories. The American Baron Associated word: quadrigenarious. four-sided, a. quadrangular, square, quadrilateral, tetragonal, tetrahedral. four-sided figure. square, tetragon, quadrangle, rhombus. foursquare, a. quadrangular. fourth, n. quarter. four years, quadrennium. Putnam's Word Book The castle of Batavia is quadrangular, having four bastions connected by curtains, all faced with white stone, and provided with watch-houses. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. They were all built on the same model, with high quadrangular chimneys, and had a singular effect. The Moon-Voyage It is commonly an unroofed, quadrangular court surrounded by a roofed colonnade, and thence known as the "peristyle." Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul But the Square, with its broad area of quadrangular pavement, was an ideal playing-ground for children, since other animals came not within its precincts, except an inquisitive dog or a local cat. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People The enclosure was quadrangular, and had several divisions, formed by partitions of straw mats, where nests of huts were built, and occupied by the stranger merchants, who accompanied the kafila. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa In the foreground is the lofty cross, standing on a quadrangular pyramid of steps. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 We took up our quarters in some large quadrangular buildings, where De Oli was executed, and established ourselves there as if we had been to have remained permanently. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time It is of an oblong quadrangular shape like a sepulchre, with a door in the middle, and is formed of great tabular slabs of marble, not cemented, but merely laid one upon another. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 The title of "Five-cornered" is really somewhat a misnomer, for an examination of the interior of the lower portion of the tower reveals the fact that it is quadrangular. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 They are generally built of a square or quadrangular form with a large open court in the centre, and contain numerous rooms for goods, men, and beasts. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes The tail one-fourth the length of the body, covered with uniform ovate quadrangular scales. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 The quadrangular form of the earth is preserved in almost all the scriptural allusions that are made to it. The Symbolism of Freemasonry The castle which surrounds a quadrangular court, occupies nearly the summit of the hill, which is ascended by superb stone steps. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 564, September 1, 1832 The palace itself is a massive quadrangular edifice of polished stone, the greater part being five stories in height. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 367, April 25, 1829 In the smaller forts there are no streets, all the dwellings backing upon the wall, and inclosing a quadrangular area, which is covered with heaps of rubbish, and alive with pigs, chickens, and children. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 To the right of Cheriot, which lies in a westerly direction, about ten miles from Cincinnati, under the shade of tall oak and elm trees, the camp was pitched in a quadrangular form. A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America It was a quadrangular building of the Elizabethan period, very plainly built, and with no special beauty to recommend it to the lover of the picturesque. Fenton's Quest Arbury Hall was situated in the midst of a fine old forest, and it was originally a large quadrangular brick house. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy They are arranged in a quadrangular form, enclosing a grassy cloister garth. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association A quadrangular inclosure comprehended two principal courts, divided by a party-wall. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 The quadrangular enclosure on the crest of the hill, in the lower part of the Engraving, represents Lamberts' Fort Royal. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 531, January 28, 1832 They are a mile and a half in circuit, defended by 26 quadrangular towers, and admitting no entrance but by two opposite gates. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 346, December 13, 1828 Contiguous to the church is an extensive quadrangular court, which has been converted into a flower garden. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 343, November 29, 1828 The temples here stand in open halls, intersected by colonnades, ornamented with several quadrangular towers, and surmounted by a cupola of from twenty to forty feet in height. A Woman's Journey Round the World The usual quadrangular arrangement of Spanish towns could be traced, but the streets and plaza were coated with fine green turf, on which sheep were browsing. The Voyage of the Beagle The exterior wall appears to have been less lofty, but more solid; and each tower was protected by a quadrangular bulwark. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 The form was quadrangular, flanked with sixteen towers. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Being all constructed on the same plan, each with its high quadrangular chimney, they produced a most singular effect. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon At the center of the southerly blocks towers a gray quadrangular wall, the last of a large building. The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama The building consists of a high quadrangular pile of many stories, projecting backwards at each end, and pierced with windows of all shapes and sizes. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography It forms the four sides of a large quadrangular court. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East The chief musical instruments are rough types of trumpets and flutes, drums, tambourines and cymbals, and quadrangular harps. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 It is a vast quadrangular mass, with each side nearly as gaunt and as lofty as the others. Yorkshire Then, with a wave of the hand inviting them to follow, she led the way through a small room into a cloister surrounding a quadrangular flower-garden. Casanova's Homecoming It consisted of a mass of solid sandstone, with a quadrangular hole in the middle, which served as a socket for the gallows. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography I walked up to visit our friends at the fort, which is a quadrangular structure, built of clay, after the fashion of the Mexicans, who are generally employed in building them. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources The general distribution of the buildings may be thus described:-The church, with its cloister to the south, occupies the centre of a quadrangular area, about 430 feet square. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The centre of this quadrangular court had been made into a garden, where tall hollyhocks and prim dahlias flaunted in the autumn sunshine. Henry Dunbar A Novel A familiar feature in the streets and public places of Athens was the bust of Hermes, surmounting a quadrangular stone pillar. Stories from Thucydides Immediately within is a quadrangular pit sunk in the floor, now choked with stones. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe Their figure is quadrangular; the breadth is the same in all, amounting to about ninety paces. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time In Cistercian houses this was quadrangular, and was divided by pillars and arches into two or three aisles. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 As a rule the columns are quadrangular; I saw but few pentagons and hexagons. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I It consists of a quadrangular block of masonry, measuring fifteen feet on each side, within an enclosing wall fourteen feet distant. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc Throughout the country can be distinguished the churches built when the war was over—quadrangular structures, without ornament. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe The mass is then pressed in round or quadrangular blocks. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 The Maha Phrasat is an immense structure of quadrangular façades, surmounted by a tall spire of very chaste and harmonious design. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok It is a quadrangular ditch, blackened by smoke and coal dust, hemmed in by crumbling walls and heaps of rubbish. The Quest It is quadrangular, and consists of four great piers at the angles, and is adorned with pillars and with arches in the sides sustaining a vault. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc It consisted of a few unhewn logs laid upon each other, to the height of eight or ten feet, including a quadrangular space of similar dimensions, and covered by a thatch. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker It was built of tappy, with four bastions, surrounded by a quadrangular rampart, and a palisadoed ditch, which included also the King's stores, and two large buildings of brick and timber. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 With it he could strike a circle, and lay out the four sides of a quadrangular structure with tolerable correctness. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines It is a huge quadrangular pile of stone, built round a spacious paved court. The Crayon Papers This quadrangular block sustained a pyramid, with statues at the angles, as it still figures upon the arms of the Commune and on some Renaissance tapestry in a neighbouring château. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc But here, in this inner quadrangular dock, beside which we were soon standing, traced by Duquesne when Louis the Great discovered the maritime importance of Honfleur, we found still reminders of the old life. In and out of Three Normady Inns The windows of the corridor looked into a quadrangular grass-grown court, forming the hollow centre of the pile. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey The House of the Nuns," says Mr. Stephens, "is quadrangular, with a court yard in the center. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines He passed them and entered a large quadrangular garden, surrounded by arcades, supported by a considerable number of thin, low pillars, of barbarous workmanship, and various-coloured marbles. The Rise of Iskander The fort was a quadrangular stockade with a dozen block and frame buildings located upon rising ground just back of the business part of the town. Travels in Alaska Behind this middle part, the scene went inwards in a quadrangular form, with less depth, however, than breadth. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature The margins contain twenty-four, all quadrangular, and much curved. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Among the other striking buildings in the old town is the Hofburg or Imperial Palace, a very extensive quadrangular building, with a large court in its centre. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 Its summit was built up by Solomon so as to form a quadrangular terrace, five hundred by three hundred yards in dimension. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain A door which she had often noticed, but never seen opened, now stood wide open, and the old quadrangular garden, which was James Steadman's particular care, smiled at her in the golden evening light. Phantom Fortune, a Novel The houses have conical roofs, and great quadrangular sheds, roofed with a flat covering of thatch, are erected all round the houses, for the protection of the cattle at night. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter It was of quadrangular outline, erected upon a solid platform of stone, and bearing a striking resemblance to the oldest Greek temples, like those of Aegina and Paestum. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements In the first ages of Christianity such places were made outside the church, and were either hexagonal or octagonal, then they became polygonal, then circular, and now they have got quadrangular. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston On the northern side of the hill there are upwards of twenty more pillars standing, besides a number hurled down, and the remains of a quadrangular colonnade, on the side of the hill below. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain It was a sort of triangular or quadrangular or pentangular bargain, in which all these parties were immensely benefited. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 We were in an apartment on the north-east side of the quadrangular building, where the sunshine never entered. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) The photograph of her taken when she was 38 shows a quadrangular outline, and all the acridity that impressed Strachey. The Glands Regulating Personality We never look at that solemn tower head without being reminded of some immense quadrangular pepper castor, fit for a place in the kitchen of the Titans. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston The horns, unlike the character of the order generally, have a quadrangular base, and, sweeping inwards, terminate in a sharp point. The Book of Household Management A little farther off, on the left, stood the black pile of the Casa Mata, the arsenal, crenelled for musketry, and surrounded by a quadrangular field work. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 It was of a quadrangular form, divided into streets like a city, the troops being quartered in tents, and in booths constructed of bushes and branches of trees. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation The quadrangular fort already alluded to had now been completed by the Indians, under the instruction of the priests. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century It is a large, well-built, quadrangular building, with two round-headed ranges of windows in front, and a good roof above, surmounted with an iron rail, put up apparently for imaginary purposes. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston It is only two stories high, quadrangular in the Italian fashion. Venus in Furs It was of quadrangular outline, erected upon a solid platform of stone, and having a striking resemblance to the oldest Greek temples, like those of aegina and Paestum. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Up there it looked rather barren, the grass had recently been cut; behind an old quadrangular iron-fence stood a wide-spreading, low elder with waving foliage. Mogens and Other Stories The narrow central canal of the spinal cord continues above into the quadrangular fourth cerebral cavity of the medulla oblongata, the floor of which is the quadrangular depression. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 The nave is broad and quadrangular, is supported by immensely strong pillars, and has a fine high roof, looking clean and spacious, but considerably spoiled by several commonplace awkwardly fashioned beams. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston It is almost amazing to learn that the quadrangular arrangement was adopted very gradually. The Coming of the Friars There was a window that looked out on the quadrangular area of barracks. Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point Then you find it is only the suggestion of a cross—four stars set almost quadrangularly, some brighter than others. Two Years in the French West Indies A three-pointed tooth rises obliquely on each of the quadrangular bony plates that lie in the corium. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 At the top of the great quadrangular landing he stopped and stood with half-closed eyes for several moments. The Great Impersonation The parted water broke in luminous spray, and the current flamed away red between the poplars, in the distance, towards the quadrangular towers. Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian The area of the town is about half a square mile, its plan being quadrangular. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley The mansion is a quadrangular building, about sixty feet long by fifty wide, built of wood, two stories high, having upper and lower verandas. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter A huge quadrangular courtyard was surrounded by substantial buildings. The Thrall of Leif the Lucky A Story of Viking Days The several bronze pieces were then carefully united by rivets or solder, and small defects were repaired by the insertion of quadrangular patches of bronze. A History of Greek Art This column, 14 feet in height, is quadrangular, and formed of one entire block of grey freestone, inserted in a broader base of blue stone. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries Two sets of joints, running at about right angles to each other, together with the bedding planes, divide the sandstone into quadrangular blocks. The Elements of Geology In this latter case the stems were hexagonal; those of the other plants being quadrangular. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species The exterior of these stones, originally quadrangular, acquires a rounded form by the action of air and water, for the edges and angles waste away more rapidly than the sides. The Student's Elements of Geology My quarters in the town were near an open quadrangular space about eighty yards square, inclosed upon all sides, but having a narrow entrance to the main street. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile All the metal boxes were built into a quadrangular breastwork, that would form a little fort for a dozen people. Ismailia The sheaths of the first type are short and end in quadrangular beads. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples Within the vast quadrangular space of bare, dry ground, enclosed by dust-coloured walls, there was more space. The Sea-Hawk It was of a quadrangular form, divided into streets like a city, the troops being quartered in tents and in booths constructed of bushes and branches of trees. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada A large carrier’s van stands in the quadrangular fore-court of the White Hart Inn, upon the sides of its spacious tilt being painted, in weather-beaten letters: ‘Burthen, Carrier to Longpuddle.’ Life's Little Ironies Anne began reading, and continued at her task nearly ten minutes, when she was interrupted by the appearance in the quadrangular slough without of a large figure in the uniform of the yeomanry cavalry. The Trumpet-Major In Algeria, we also meet with quadrangular pyramids called DJEDAS, which measure as much as ninety feet on each face, but do not rise more than three feet above the ground. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples It was quite visible now—a low-walled, quadrangular mass of whitewashed adobe lying like a drift on the green hillside. A First Family of Tasajara But then, how uncommonly quadrangular, spacious, and broad—horizontal acres, not vertical ones. I and My Chimney To High Street it presented a classic front of four stories, recessed by flanking wings, around three sides of a quadrangular courtyard. Greyfriars Bobby Many windows looking into that huge quadrangular yard were open at that moment, but he did not raise his head—he had not the strength to. Crime and Punishment It was the single modern innovation that Peyton had allowed himself when he had broken the quadrangular symmetry of the old house with a wooden "annexe" or addition beyond the walls. Susy, a story of the Plains It was a simple quadrangular pyramid, set on a coral base, with no ironwork to tempt the natives' avarice. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The houses, which stood. on a high clayey bank, were of quadrangular shape, partly open like sheds, and partly enclosed with rude mud-walls, forming one or more chambers. The Naturalist on the River Amazons A great piece of waste ground, on which pell-mell, amid a mass of sand and stones, were a few break-wheels, already rusty, surrounded by a quadrangular building pierced by a number of little windows. Madame Bovary It is quadrangular in form, ninety feet long by forty feet wide, arched overhead, the roof supported by six huge log trusses. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it Its chief strength by land consists in a small quadrangular fort detached from the body of the place, which, in a particular manner, commands the entrance of the harbour. Travels through France and Italy The building fronted north and west, probably four hundred feet each way, and, like most pretentious Eastern structures, was two stories in height, and perfectly quadrangular. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ In the room a cane-bottomed sofa and chairs, all lacquered and gilded, are arranged in quadrangular form, and here the visitors are invited to seat themselves, while the compliments are passed, or the business arranged. The Naturalist on the River Amazons It was an antiquated, quadrangular edifice, perched high up on the side of the hill, looking down on beautiful white houses built one over the other, and descending in terraces to the sea. Alvira, the Heroine of Vesuvius He has erected on the Geneva side a quadrangular JUSTICE, or Gallows, to show that he is the SEIGNEUR. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 It consisted of a group of buildings which surrounded a quadrangular courtyard, adorned with exotics and a splashing fountain. The Coming Conquest of England The cube is the most stable of them because resting on a quadrangular plane surface, and composed of isosceles triangles. Timaeus Some are quadrangular, and do not differ in structure from those of the semi-civilised settlers in other parts; others are open sheds or ranchos. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Its massive, quadrangular walls were erected in the middle ages, and have withstood many a desperate siege in the civil wars of Italy. Alvira, the Heroine of Vesuvius This quadrangular opening, in spite of the bosom's being very white, or just because it was very white, deprived Levin of the full use of his faculties. Anna Karenina At regular intervals they met with little quadrangular temples, which served as stations for the pilgrims who repaired to Sicca. Salammbo The species has somewhat the spine characters of C. palmeri, but the sharply quadrangular and longer tubercles with axillary wool free from bristles suggest a very different affinity. North American Species of Cactus Then when they were alone at the extremity of the passage, Abdalonim, with one of the keys hanging at his girdle, opened a large quadrangular chamber divided in the centre by pillars of cedar. Salammbo Two long porticoes, with their architraves resting on dumpy pillars, flanked a quadrangular tower, the platform of which was adorned with the crescent of a moon. Salammbo But as soon as the doorway was crossed one found oneself in a vast quadrangular court bordered by arcades. Salammbo From time to time he would press his face against the quadrangular openings in the closed apartments, and he thought that in several of the latter he could see persons asleep. Salammbo It may be useful to suggest as a caution, however, that often tubercles in drying develop folds which simulate grooves, and especially is this true in quadrangular tubercles. North American Species of Cactus Round her neck she wore little quadrangular plates of gold, representing a woman between two rampant lions; and her costume was a complete reproduction of the equipment of the goddess. Salammbo |
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