Quart

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quart \Quart\, n. [See {Quart} a quarter.]
     In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf.
     {Tierce}, 4. --Hoyle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Quart \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.
     [Obs.]
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           Camber did possess the western quart.    --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quart \Quart\, n. [F. quarte, n. fem., fr. quart fourth. See
     {Quart} a quarter.]
     1. 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.
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     Note: 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.
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     2. A vessel or measure containing a quart.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quart
       n 1: a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four
            quarts equal one gallon
       2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to
          2 pints or 1.136 liters
       3: a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic
          inches [syn: {dry quart}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "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, yard
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  QUART, measures. A quart is a liquid measure containing one-fourth part of a 
  gallon.