单词 | quartary |
释义 | † quartaryn. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A dry or liquid measure equal to a quarter of a sextary; a measure of weight equal to a quarter of a pound. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > ancient Roman units sextarya1382 modiusa1398 quartary1656 sextar1707 the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > ancient Greek and Roman unit > ancient Roman units sextarya1382 congiusa1398 sextariusa1398 congec1420 sextar1559 quadrant1601 quartary1656 alabaster1753 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Quartary, the fourth part of a Sextary; also a quarter of a pound. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † quartaryadj. Obsolete. rare. That is fourth in a series. ΚΠ 1839 J. Rogers Antipopopriestian x. ii. 255 Where to go to find the fourth or quartary set of mediators. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1656adj.1839 |
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