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|lshtext=<b>quā̆drīgae</b>: ārum (collat. form in the | |lshtext=<b>quā̆drīgae</b>: ārum (collat. form in the sing.<br /><b>I</b><br /> v. [[infra]]), f. contr. from quadriiugae, a [[set]] or [[team]] of [[four]], a [[four]]-[[abreast]], fourin-[[hand]], [[four]] [[together]] ([[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.<br /> <b>1</b> Of horses, applied to the animals [[with]] or [[without]] the [[car]] or [[vehicle]], [[rarely]] to the [[car]] or [[chariot]] [[alone]]: quadrigarum [[currus]] duplici temone [[olim]] erant, perpetuoque, et qui omnibus equis iniceretur jugo. Primus [[Clisthenes]] Sicyonius [[tantum]] medios jugavit, eosque singulos ex utrāque parte simplici [[vinculo]] applicuit, quos [[Graeci]] σειραφόρους,> Latini funarios vocant, Isid. Orig. 17, 5: [[exinde]] duabus admotis quadrigis, in [[currus]] earum distentum illigat Mettum, Liv. 1, 28 fin.; so Col. 3, 9: Glauci Potniades malis membra absumpsere [[quadrigae]], Verg. G. 3, 267 et saep.; Fest. s. v. [[October]], p. 178 Müll.—<br /> <b>2</b> Of [[other]] animals: [[quadrigae]] (asinorum), Varr. R. R. 2, 1: camelorum, Suet. Ner. 11.—<br /> <b>3</b> Esp. freq. of the [[four]]-[[horse]] [[team]] used in races: curru quadrigarum vehi, Cic. Div. 2, 70, 144; id. Brut. 47, 173; id. Or. 47, 157; id. Mur. 27, 57: cum carceribus [[sese]] effudere [[quadrigae]], Verg. G. 1, 512: quadrigas agitare, Suet. Caes. 39.—<br /> <b>4</b> Of the horses [[drawing]] a [[war]] [[chariot]] or [[car]]: in extremis jugis binae eminebant falces ... sic armatae [[quadrigae]], [[with]] scythes [[attached]] to the yokes, Liv. 37, 41, 8: falcatae, id. 37, 40, 12.—<br /> <b>5</b> Poet., of the [[four]]-[[horse]] [[team]] of the [[Sun]], [[Aurora]], [[Luna]], etc.: cum quadrigis Sol [[exoriens]], Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 226: roseis [[Aurora]] quadrigis, Verg. A. 6, 535: nox aetherium nigris emensa quadrigis Mundum, Tib. 3, 4, 17.— In sing. ([[post]]-[[class]].): [[quod]] unum [[ergo]] rarissimum videbatur, invenimus quadrigam [[numero]] singulari dictam in [[libro]] satirarum M. Varronis qui [[inscriptus]] est Exdemetricus, Gell. 19, 8, 17; Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 39; 3, 9 (4, 8), 17; Mart. 6, 46; Grat. Cyn. 228; Plin. 7, 21, 21, § 85; 36, 5, 4, § 36; Suet. Vit. 17; Val. Max. 1, 8, 9 ext.; Dig. 31, 1, 67; Vulg. Isa. 43, 17; id. Zech. 6, 2 and 3 et saep.—<br /> <b>B</b> Transf.<br /> <b>1</b> Of [[abstract]] things: initiorum [[quadrigae]]: [[locus]] et [[corpus]], [[tempus]] et [[actio]], the [[four]] parts, Varr. L. L. 5, § 12 Müll.—<br /> <b>2</b> Of a [[chariot]] [[drawn]] by [[four]] horses, a [[chariot]], [[car]]: eburneis quadrigis ludere, Suet. Ner. 22; cf. Liv. 37, 41, 8; 37, 40, 12, [[supra]]: apta quadrigis [[equa]], Hor. C. 2, 16, 35. —<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br /> <b>A</b> The [[rapid]] [[course]] of [[any]] [[thing]]: irarumque effunde quadrigas, i. e. [[give]] [[free]] [[course]] to [[your]] [[wrath]], Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 12, 499 (Ann. v. 464 Vahl.; for [[which]] Verg., in this [[passage]], irarumque omnes effundit habenas): [[numquam]] [[edepol]] quadrigis albis indipiscet [[postea]] (as an [[image]] of [[great]] [[speed]]), Plaut. As. 2, 2, 13: [[quadrigae]] poëticae, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15 a), 2; cf.: quadrigas inscendere Jovis, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 294; id. Aul. 4, 1, 13; id. Poen. 1, 2, 155: jam [[quadrigae]] meae decucurrerunt, i.e. my [[joy]], [[cheerfulness]], is [[gone]], Petr. 64: navibus [[atque]] Quādrigis petimus [[bene]] vivere, i.e. by [[sea]] and [[land]], in [[every]] [[way]], Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 29.—<br /> <b>B</b> Of the [[union]] of [[four]] persons or things in a [[common]] [[work]]: [[quadrigae]] tyrannorum, Vop. Prob. 24: initiorum [[quadrigae]], [[locus]] et [[corpus]], [[tempus]] et [[actio]], Varr. L. L. 5, § 12 Müll. | ||
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quā̆drīgae: ārum (collat. form in the sing.
I
v. infra), f. contr. from quadriiugae, a set or team of four, a four-abreast, fourin-hand, four together (class.).
I Lit.
1 Of horses, applied to the animals with or without the car or vehicle, rarely to the car or chariot alone: quadrigarum currus duplici temone olim erant, perpetuoque, et qui omnibus equis iniceretur jugo. Primus Clisthenes Sicyonius tantum medios jugavit, eosque singulos ex utrāque parte simplici vinculo applicuit, quos Graeci σειραφόρους,> Latini funarios vocant, Isid. Orig. 17, 5: exinde duabus admotis quadrigis, in currus earum distentum illigat Mettum, Liv. 1, 28 fin.; so Col. 3, 9: Glauci Potniades malis membra absumpsere quadrigae, Verg. G. 3, 267 et saep.; Fest. s. v. October, p. 178 Müll.—
2 Of other animals: quadrigae (asinorum), Varr. R. R. 2, 1: camelorum, Suet. Ner. 11.—
3 Esp. freq. of the four-horse team used in races: curru quadrigarum vehi, Cic. Div. 2, 70, 144; id. Brut. 47, 173; id. Or. 47, 157; id. Mur. 27, 57: cum carceribus sese effudere quadrigae, Verg. G. 1, 512: quadrigas agitare, Suet. Caes. 39.—
4 Of the horses drawing a war chariot or car: in extremis jugis binae eminebant falces ... sic armatae quadrigae, with scythes attached to the yokes, Liv. 37, 41, 8: falcatae, id. 37, 40, 12.—
5 Poet., of the four-horse team of the Sun, Aurora, Luna, etc.: cum quadrigis Sol exoriens, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 226: roseis Aurora quadrigis, Verg. A. 6, 535: nox aetherium nigris emensa quadrigis Mundum, Tib. 3, 4, 17.— In sing. (post-class.): quod unum ergo rarissimum videbatur, invenimus quadrigam numero singulari dictam in libro satirarum M. Varronis qui inscriptus est Exdemetricus, Gell. 19, 8, 17; Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 39; 3, 9 (4, 8), 17; Mart. 6, 46; Grat. Cyn. 228; Plin. 7, 21, 21, § 85; 36, 5, 4, § 36; Suet. Vit. 17; Val. Max. 1, 8, 9 ext.; Dig. 31, 1, 67; Vulg. Isa. 43, 17; id. Zech. 6, 2 and 3 et saep.—
B Transf.
1 Of abstract things: initiorum quadrigae: locus et corpus, tempus et actio, the four parts, Varr. L. L. 5, § 12 Müll.—
2 Of a chariot drawn by four horses, a chariot, car: eburneis quadrigis ludere, Suet. Ner. 22; cf. Liv. 37, 41, 8; 37, 40, 12, supra: apta quadrigis equa, Hor. C. 2, 16, 35. —
II Trop.
A The rapid course of any thing: irarumque effunde quadrigas, i. e. give free course to your wrath, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 12, 499 (Ann. v. 464 Vahl.; for which Verg., in this passage, irarumque omnes effundit habenas): numquam edepol quadrigis albis indipiscet postea (as an image of great speed), Plaut. As. 2, 2, 13: quadrigae poëticae, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15 a), 2; cf.: quadrigas inscendere Jovis, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 294; id. Aul. 4, 1, 13; id. Poen. 1, 2, 155: jam quadrigae meae decucurrerunt, i.e. my joy, cheerfulness, is gone, Petr. 64: navibus atque Quādrigis petimus bene vivere, i.e. by sea and land, in every way, Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 29.—
B Of the union of four persons or things in a common work: quadrigae tyrannorum, Vop. Prob. 24: initiorum quadrigae, locus et corpus, tempus et actio, Varr. L. L. 5, § 12 Müll.
