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quart

1  [kwawrt]
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–noun
1. a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.
2. a unit of dry measure of capacity, equal to one eighth of a peck, or 67.201 cubic inches (1.101 liters).
3. a container holding, or capable of holding, a quart.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME < OF quarte fourth part, quarter < L quarta, n. use of fem. of quartus fourth (in order)

quart

2  [kahrt]
–noun
1. Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major), or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor).
2. Fencing Rare. quarte.
Origin:
1685–95; < F quarte, n. use of fem. of quart < L quartus; see quart 1

quart.

 
1. quarter.
2. quarterly.
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quart   (kwôrt)   
n.  

  1. Abbr. qt. or q.

    1. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/4 gallon or 32 ounces (0.946 liter).

    2. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to 1/8 peck or 2 pints (1.101 liters).

    3. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 1.201 U.S. liquid quarts or 1.032 U.S. dry quarts (1.136 liters). See Table at measurement.

    4. A container having a capacity of one quart.

    5. The contents of such a container.

    1. A container having a capacity of one quart.

    2. The contents of such a container.


[Middle English, from Old French quarte, from Latin quārta, feminine of quārtus, fourth; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

quart 
c.1325, "one-fourth of a gallon," from O.Fr. quarte "a fourth part" (13c.), from L. quarta (pars), from fem. of quartus "fourth," related to quattuor "four," from PIE base *kewtwor- (see four).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: quart
Pronunciation: 'kwo(&)rt
Function: noun
1 : a British unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to 1/4 gallonor 69.355 cubic inches or 1.136 liters
2 : a U.S. unit of liquid capacity equal to 1/4 gallon or 57.75 cubic inches or 0.946 liters
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quart (kwôrt)
n.
Abbr. q., qt, qt.

  1. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 2 pints or 32 ounces (0.946 liter).

  2. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to 1.101 liters.

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quart

unit of capacity in the British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems of measurement. For both liquid and dry measure, the British system uses one standard quart, which is equal to two imperial pints, or one-fourth imperial gallon (69.36 cubic inches, or 1,136.52 cubic cm). The U.S. system has two units called a quart, one for liquid measure and a slightly larger unit for dry measure. The U.S. liquid quart is equal to two liquid pints, or one-fourth U.S. gallon (57.75 cubic inches, or 946.35 cubic cm); and the dry quart is equal to two dry pints, or 132 bushel (67.2 cubic inches, or 1,101.22 cubic cm).

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