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quadrel

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[kwod-ruhl] / ˈkwɒd rəl /

noun

  1. a square stone, brick, or tile.

Etymology

Origin of quadrel

1680–90; < Italian quadrello, diminutive of quadro square < Latin quadrum; -elle

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