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Quadroon

in Latin America and the southern USA, a person one of whose ancestors in the third generation (grandfather or grandmother) was a Negro. As a rule, quadroons are lighter skinned than mulattoes. The term “quadroon” has practically disappeared from use.

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No references found			A quadroon nurse followed them about with a faraway, meditative air. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context There were slow boys and bashful boys, feeble boys and riotous boys, boys that lisped and boys that stuttered, one or two lame ones, and a merry little quadroon, who could not be taken in elsewhere, but who was welcome to the `Bhaer-garten', though some people predicted that his admission would ruin the school. Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context Here the door opened, and a small quadroon boy, between four and five years of age, entered the room. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context			Quadric Surface quadriceps quadriceps femoris quadrics quadricycle quadridentate ligand quadrifores ianuae Quadriga quadrigeminal body Quadrijugatoridae quadrilateral Quadrille quadrille paper Quadrilles of San Martin quadrillion quadrilocular quadrinomial distribution quadripartite Quadripartite Agreement on West Berlin quadripartite vault quadriphase quadriplegia quadriporticus quadripuntal quadrivalve Quadroon Quadros, Janio Quadros, Jânio Quadros, Jânio da Silva quadruped Quadruple Alliance quadruple bucky quadruple point quadruple thread quadruple vector product quadruplet quadruplex quadruplex circuit Quadrupole quadrupole amplifier quadrupole field Quadrupole Interaction quadrupole lens quadrupole moment quadrupole spectrometer quaestor Quaestors Quagga quaggy timber quagmire quahog			Quadrise Fuels International, PLC quadrisect quadrisect Quadrisection quadrisonic Quadrisulcate Quadrisyllabic Quadrisyllable Quadritonal dot quadritubercular quadrivalence quadrivalence quadrivalency quadrivalency quadrivalent quadrivalent Quadrivalve Quadrivalve Quadrivalvular quadrivia Quadrivial Quadrivials quadrivium Quadro Quadro Quadro Quadro Comunitario di Sostegno Quadro Geral de Distribuição Quadro Strategico Nazionale Quadrocycle Quadroon quadroons quadroons quadroons Quadrophonic quadrophonically Quadrophonics Quadrophony Quadroplegia Quadroplegia Quadroplegia Quadroploid Quadroploid Quadroploid Quadroploidy Quadroploidy Quadroploidy Quadropole Quadropole Quadros Quadros, Janio Quadros, Jânio Quadros, Jânio da Silva Quadrosexagesimal Quadrotriticale Quadrotriticale Quadrotriticale Quadroxide Quadrs Phase Shift Key quadru- quadru-

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