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Definition of Quadriga
1. n. A car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
Definition of Quadriga
1. Noun. (historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast. ¹
2. Noun. (historical) A team of four horses, especially as used in chariot racing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quadriga
1. a chariot drawn by four horses [n -GAE]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadriga
Literary usage of Quadriga
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Types of Greek Coins: An Archaeological Essayby Percy Gardner by Percy Gardner (1883)
"Apollo and Artemis in quadriga ; she holds the reins, he shoots arrow ...
quadriga crowned by Victory ; l>elow, arms as prizes and inscription AOAA. j[06». ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"4), and on the ipei was Apollo in a quadriga of gilt bronze. The double door «as
covered with ivory reliefs of the death of the ..."
3. Can Grande's Castle by Amy Lowell (1918)
"The bronze horses on the Hippodrome, harnessed to the gilded quadriga, step
forward slowly. They proceed in a measured cadence. They advance without moving. ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"(2) "quadriga Spirituale", in Italian, treats in a popular way what the author
considere the four principal means of salvation, viz. faith, good works, ..."
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