quarte
Americannoun
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quartes
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of quarte
1690–1700; < French, feminine of quart fourth < Latin quartus
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Tesla plans to prepare its first factor to produce the humanoid robots in the second quarte.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Backup Nick Patti essentially played the fourth quarter and overtime on one leg, limping noticeably on every play after absorbing a sack early in the final quarte.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
A snap of steel — a thrust in quarte; The watching ladies clap and laugh ...
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2012
The sick knight fell back upon his bed, moaning out reproaches upon the Iseut who had forsaken him in his need: "Amie Yoslt! treis fez a dit, A la quarte rent l'esperit."
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce
Paide for 4 pottles secke and 2 quarte, for 3 pottles of white wine, and 4 pottles and a quarte of clared wine for a present to the bishop of Dorum 17s. 6d.
From England in the Days of Old by Andrews, William
The learned dog again scraped together the heroism of the Duke of Wellington, the dwarf again showed his not-to-be-parried tierces and quartes, and Mademoiselle Laurence again began her wondrous dance.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
Therefore if a cubicall foote doe conteine 4 quarters, as we commonly call them, then shall the vessell conteine 822.6/7 quartes, that is almost 823 quartes.
From The Way To Geometry by Bedwell, William
Your wines shalbe solde by hogs heads, pipes or buttes, but not by quartes nor pintes.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 by Hakluyt, Richard
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