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Definition of Quadroon
1. Noun. An offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black.
Definition of Quadroon
1. n. The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded.
Definition of Quadroon
1. Noun. (historical) A person of three-fourths Caucasian descent and one fourth African descent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quadroon
1. a person of one-quarter black ancestry [n -S]
Medical Definition of Quadroon
1. The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded. Alternative forms: quarteron, quarteroon, and quateron. Origin: F. Quarteron, or Sp. Cuarteron. See Quarter a fourth part, and cf. Quarteron. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadroon
Literary usage of Quadroon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1874)
"THE quadroon GIRL. Paul and Silas, in their prison, Sang of Christ, the Lord
arisen, And an earthquake's arm of might Broke their dungeon-gates at night. ..."
2. English Songs: And Other Small Poems by Barry Cornwall (1851)
"THE quadroon. SAY they that all beauty lies In the paler maiden's hue ? ...
Let them hear Heaven's own sweet tune, Beautiful quadroon ! ..."
3. A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting the Original Facts and Documents Upon by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1853)
"Lewis is a quadroon, a fine-looking man, with European features, hair slightly
... His mother was a handsome quadroon woman, the daughter of her master, ..."
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