Quad'ră, n.

noun

n.; pl. QUAD'RÆ. [Lat. quadra, a square, the socle, a plat-band, list, fillet.] (Arch.) (a.) A square border or frame round a bass-relief, panel, &c. (b.) A band or fillet of the Ionic base. (c.) The plinth, or lower member of a podium or continued pedestal.