Quadrat
Pronunciation : Quad"rat
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. quadrat, cadrat. See Quadrate.]
Definition : 1. (Print.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913