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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun quart has 3 senses
- quart(n = noun.quantity) Array - a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon; Array is a kind of united states liquid unit
- quart(n = noun.quantity) Array - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters; Array is a kind of british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit
- quart(n = noun.quantity) dry quart - a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches; Array is a kind of united states dry unit
has parts: pint
is a part of gal, gallon
has parts: pint
is a part of congius, gallon, imperial gallon
has parts: dry pint, pint
is a part of peck
CIDE DICTIONARY
quart, n. [F. quart, n. masc., fr. L. quartus the fourth, akin to quattuor four. See Four, and cf. 2d Carte, Quarto.].
The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth. [1913 Webster]
"Camber did possess the western quart."
[1913 Webster]
quart, n. [F. quarte, n. fem., fr. quart fourth. See Quart a quarter.].
- A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints. [1913 Webster]" In imperial measure, a quart is forty English fluid ounces; in wine measure, it is thirty-two American fluid ounces. The United States dry quart contains 67.20 cubic inches, the fluid quart 57.75. The English quart contains 69.32 cubic inches." [1913 Webster]
- A vessel or measure containing a quart. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
quart, n.
1 a liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon; two pints.
2 a vessel containing this amount.
3 US a unit of dry measure, equivalent to one-thirty-second of a bushel (1.1 litre).
4 (also quarte) the fourth of eight parrying positions in fencing.
1 a liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon; two pints.
2 a vessel containing this amount.
3 US a unit of dry measure, equivalent to one-thirty-second of a bushel (1.1 litre).
4 (also quarte) the fourth of eight parrying positions in fencing.
Idiom
a quart into a pint pot
1 a large amount etc. fitted into a small space.
2 something difficult or impossible to achieve.
1 a large amount etc. fitted into a small space.
2 something difficult or impossible to achieve.
Etymology
ME f. OF quarte f. L quarta fem. of quartus fourth f. quattuor four
THESAURUS
quart
barrel, bushel, cord, cubic foot, cubic meter, cup, decaliter, decastere, deciliter, dkl, drop, dry pint, fifth, finger, gallon, gill, hogshead, jeroboam, jigger, kiloliter, magnum, milliliter, minim, peck, pint, pony, tablespoon, teaspoon, yardROGET THESAURUS
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Quadrisection
N quadrisection, quadripartition, quartering, fourth, quart, quarter, quartern, farthing, fourthing, quadrant, quartered, quadrifid, quadripartite, rectangular.
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