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View synonyms for liquid measure
liquid measure
[ lik-wid mezh-er ]
noun
- the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring liquid commodities, as milk or oil. English system: 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Metric system: 1,000 milliliters = 1 liter; 1,000 liters = 1 kiloliter (= 1 cubic meter).
liquid measure
noun
- a unit or system of units for measuring volumes of liquids or their containers
liquid measure
- A system of units for measuring liquid volume or capacity.
- Compare dry measure
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Word History and Origins
Origin of liquid measure1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
But milk is in units of liquid measure; gold in incommensurable units of Troy weight.
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A liquid measure of Amsterdam, which contains 32 gallons English.
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Converting a pussyfoot into liquid measure with caustic soda water.
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Hin, hin, n. a Hebrew liquid measure containing about six English quarts.
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Kilderkin, kil′dėr-kin, n. a small barrel: a liquid measure of 18 gallons.
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