quart.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. quarter.

2. quarterly.

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quart ² American  

[kwawrt] / kwɔrt /

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.

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quart ³ American  

[kahrt] / kɑrt /

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.

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quart ¹ British  

noun

1. piquet a sequence of four cards in the same suit

2. fencing a variant spelling of quarte

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quart ² British  

/ kwɔːt /

noun

1. a unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints. 1 US quart (0.946 litre) is equal to 0.8326 UK quart. 1 UK quart (1.136 litres) is equal to 1.2009 US quarts

2. a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pints or one eighth of a peck

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quart Scientific  

/ kwôrt /

1. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure and equal to 1/4 of a gallon or 32 ounces (0.95 liter).

2. See Table at measurement

3. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to 1/8 of a peck or 2 pints (1.10 liter).

4. See Table at measurement

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Etymology

Origin of quart¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French quarte fourth part, quarter < Latin quarta, noun use of feminine of quartus fourth (in order)

Origin of quart¹

1685–95; < French quarte, noun use of feminine of quart < Latin quartus; quart ¹

Example Sentences

Hikers often carry the drops, or tablets, using small amounts to make quarts of fresh water potable.

From Salon

Since my days in the Finnbar kitchen, there is constantly a quart of mushroom sugo in my refrigerator at home, to be used in any number of applications.

From The Wall Street Journal

“No, actually, three quarts. Or maybe seven gallons — but only routed to your rear brakes. Actually, let’s settle on half an ounce.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Those recipes call for 14 pounds of sugar, 30 quarts of flour, and like, 10 pounds of butter,” says King.

From Salon

In a large pot, boil the pasta in 2 quarts of water with 1/2 tablespoon of salt.

From Seattle Times