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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Quadrat \Quad"rat\, noun [F. quadrat, cadrat. See {Quadrate}.]
1. (Print.) A block of type metal lower than the letters, -- used in spacing and in blank lines. [Abbrev. quad.]
2. An old instrument used for taking altitudes; -- called also {geometrical square}, and {line of shadows}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "quadrat": acres, chattels real, demesne, domain, em, em quad, en, en quad, five-em space, four-em space, grounds, hair space, honor, justification space, justifying space, land, landed property, lands, lot, lots, manor, messuage, parcel, patent space, plat, plot, praedium, property, quad, real estate, real property, realty, slug, space, spaceband, tenements, thick space, thin space, toft
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