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scathe(2)(dictionary)
quadrilateral(medicine)
quadrilateral(dictionary)
quadrilateral(dictionary)
quadrilateral space(medicine)

scathe(1) (iou) and quadrilateral (medicine)


scathe(1) (iou)



scathe noun. Now arch. & dial. Also (Scot.) skaith. OE.

A person who does harm; a malefactor; a wretch, a fiend. OE-ME.
Harm, damage; an injury, a loss. OE.
do scathe, work scathe do harm. have scathe, take scathe be harmed.
T. H. Huxley It was cheering..to hear you got through winter..without scathe.
b. A thing which does harm. L16.
Cause for sorrow or regret; a pity, a shame. ME.
scatheful adjective harmful, hurtful OE.

quadrilateral (medicine)


quadrilateral


1. <geometry> A plane figure having four sides, and consequently four angles; a quadrangular figure; any figure formed by four lines.

2. An area defended by four fortresses supporting each Other; as, the Venetian quadrilateral, comprising Mantua, Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano.

<geometry> Complete quadrilateral, the figure made up of the six straight lines that can be drawn through four points, A, B, C, I, the lines being supposed to be produced indefinitely.

Source: Websters Dictionary