In bot., four- cleft; cut down into four parts to about the middle.
Having given thus a brief outline of the career of the patriarch, the king, and the knave, the life of a priest naturally presents itself as the most fitting to complement the present quadrifid series. Charles Bradlaugh in "Theological Essays".
Having given thus a brief outline of the career of the patriarch, the king, and the knave, the life of a priest naturally presents itself as the most fitting to complement the present quadrifid series.
To kiss; to come in contact with, as a curve and a circle; to adhere closely, as caterpillars and other creeping animals. ...