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| a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME pynte < OF pinte or MD, MLG pinte
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[Middle English pinte, a unit of volume, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pīncta, mark on a container, from feminine of *pīnctus, alteration of Latin pictus, past participle of pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots.] |
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pint
1384, from O.Fr. pinte (13c.), from V.L. *pincta (cf. O.Prov., Sp., It. pinta), perhaps ult. from L. picta "painted," fem. pp. of pingere (see paint), on notion of a painted mark on a vessel indicating this measure. Used elliptically for "pint of ale" (or beer) from 1742. Pint-sized "small" (esp. in ref. to children) is recorded from 1938.
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| 1. | a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters |
| 2. | a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches |
| 3. | a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
pint [paint] noun
a unit for measuring liquids, one-eighth of a gallon (in Britain, 0.57 litre; in the United States, 0.47 litre)
Example: a pint of milk/beer
Example: a pint of milk/beer
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- A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 16 fluid ounces, 28.875 cubic inches, or .473 liter.
- A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to 1/2 quart or 0.551liter.
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Main Entry: pint
Pronunciation: 'pInt
Function: noun
: any of various measures of liquid capacity equal to one-half quart: as a : a U.S.
measure equal to 16 fluid ounces, 473.176 milliliters, or 28.875 cubic inches b : a British measure equal to 20 fluid ounces, 568.26 milliliters, or 34.678 cubic inches
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Pint
Paint\ (p[=a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.] [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. poiki`los many-colored, Skr. pi[,c] to adorn. Cf. Depict, Picture, Pigment, Pint.]1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc. Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. --2 Kings ix. 30. 2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. --Shak. Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight. --Shak. 3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape. 4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict. Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. --Shak. If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. --Pope. Syn: To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Pint
Pint\, n. [OE. pinte, F. pinte, fr. Sp. pinta spot, mark, pint, fr. pintar to paint; a mark for a pint prob. having been made on or in a larger measure. See Paint.] A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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