quarter piecen.

Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtə ˌpiːs/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrdər ˌpis/

Forms: see quarter n. and piece n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., piece n.

Etymology: < quarter n. + piece n.

1. Nautical.

†a. A piece of ordnance placed on the quarter (quarter n. 24a) of a vessel. Obsolete. rare.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > other pieces of ordnance

bombardc1430

ribaudequin1443

stock-gun1465

seven sistersa1529

chamber1540

bastard1545

chamber piece1547

volger1548

dogc1550

battardc1565

long shot1595

quarter piece1625

pelican1639

monkey1650

spirol1653

stock-fowler1669

saltamartino1684

smeriglio1688

botcarda1700

carriage gun1723

Lancaster1857

Armstrong1860

wire gun1860

Columbiad1861

Parrott1861

wedge-gun1876

truck-gun1883

motor cannon1889

Black Maria1914

Jack Johnson1914

supergun1915

flak1938

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. xiv. 1577 Wee freed our quarter Piece,..but as soone as that Piece was shot off, he hald vp his Sprit-sayle.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 31 The peeces in the prow..in the sterne, the quarter peeces.

b. Any of several parts which together form the quarters and stern of a sailing ship.

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1705 Boston News-let. 2 July 2/1 Last night came in a Shallop of our Town, who informs, that on the 3d Instant, they espied a Wreck... She had 8 Ports on a side, a Lion quarter pieces, and all carved work yellow.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 408/2 The taffarel and quarter pieces, which terminate the ship abaft, the former above and the latter on each side.

1825 Times 7 Nov. 3/3 The quarter-piece, with the sailor boy..was the same on the Ogle Castle.

1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 243 If there be a quarter-gallery, the quarter-piece forms its after end.

1925 L. G. Carr Laughton Old Ship Figure-heads & Sterns (2001) vii. 169 The Ossory shows an opening through the quarter piece to the stern on both decks.

1991 P. O'Brian Nutmeg of Consol. (1993) vi. 143 Make this handle fast to the quarter-piece cleat.

†c. A construction projecting beyond the quarters of a vessel, so as to provide extra cabin accommodation. Obsolete. rare.

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1891 Cent. Dict. 4899/1 Quarter-pieces, Naut., projections beyond the quarters of a ship for additional cabin accommodation.

2. A coin worth a quarter of a standard denomination; the value of such a coin. Now historical.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > small coins collectively > a small coin > of quarter of standard

quarter piece1650

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. xii. 38 Some English coines being quarter-pieces, cannot be put away in payment without loss, except four of them be joyned together.

1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xxvii. 186 He gave me the sight likewise of pieces of eight, half pieces, and quarter pieces.

1683 in J. H. Trumbull Public Rec. Colony Connecticut (1859) III. 119 All peices of eight, Mexicoe, pillor and Civill peices shall pass at six shillings apeice, and halfe peices and quarter peices to be rated proportionably.

1705 J. Stevens Anc. & Present State Portugal viii. 75 The Piece was of the bigness of a Spanish Quarter-piece, but thin, and with so much Mixture of Copper that it look'd Red.

1781 W. Cooke Medallic Hist. Imperial Rome II. 307 The Emperor declaring that he would..bring it [sc. the tax] down to a Quarter-Piece.

1860 C. Campbell Hist. Colony Virginia 333 The governor..issued a proclamation in 1683, raising the value of..quarter pieces to eighteen pence.

1986 J. E. Stambaugh & D. L. Balch New Test. in Social Environment iii. 80 The as was broken down into a half piece (the semis) and quarter piece (the quadrans).

3. = quarter n. 22c. rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > quarter

quarter piece1688

quarter heel1727

quarter1753

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > quarter > leather for

quarter piece1688

quarter heel1727

quarter1753

1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii Quarter-piece, quartier. The two Quarter-pieces of a Shoe.

1832 L. P. R. Fenwick de Porquet Dict. Eng. & Fr. Lang. 250/1 Quarter-piece, (of a shoe) quartier.

1921 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 41 88 The sole is flat and heel-less; the quarter-pieces are cut with a triangular slope up to the ankles.

†4. A thick piece of timber. Cf. quarter n. 19. Obsolete. rare.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > timber in pieces > piece of specific size

quarter1423

batten1658

wair1664

juffer1679

quarter piece1736

ufer1754

two-by-four1868

four-by-two1873

1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ A double quarter piece, trabs crassior.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	quarter piece
释义	quarter piecen. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtə ˌpiːs/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdər ˌpis/ Forms: see quarter n. and piece n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., piece n. Etymology: < quarter n. + piece n. 1. Nautical. †a. A piece of ordnance placed on the quarter (quarter n. 24a) of a vessel. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > other pieces of ordnance bombardc1430 ribaudequin1443 stock-gun1465 seven sistersa1529 chamber1540 bastard1545 chamber piece1547 volger1548 dogc1550 battardc1565 long shot1595 quarter piece1625 pelican1639 monkey1650 spirol1653 stock-fowler1669 saltamartino1684 smeriglio1688 botcarda1700 carriage gun1723 Lancaster1857 Armstrong1860 wire gun1860 Columbiad1861 Parrott1861 wedge-gun1876 truck-gun1883 motor cannon1889 Black Maria1914 Jack Johnson1914 supergun1915 flak1938 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. xiv. 1577 Wee freed our quarter Piece,..but as soone as that Piece was shot off, he hald vp his Sprit-sayle. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 31 The peeces in the prow..in the sterne, the quarter peeces. b. Any of several parts which together form the quarters and stern of a sailing ship. ΚΠ 1705 Boston News-let. 2 July 2/1 Last night came in a Shallop of our Town, who informs, that on the 3d Instant, they espied a Wreck... She had 8 Ports on a side, a Lion quarter pieces, and all carved work yellow. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 408/2 The taffarel and quarter pieces, which terminate the ship abaft, the former above and the latter on each side. 1825 Times 7 Nov. 3/3 The quarter-piece, with the sailor boy..was the same on the Ogle Castle. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 243 If there be a quarter-gallery, the quarter-piece forms its after end. 1925 L. G. Carr Laughton Old Ship Figure-heads & Sterns (2001) vii. 169 The Ossory shows an opening through the quarter piece to the stern on both decks. 1991 P. O'Brian Nutmeg of Consol. (1993) vi. 143 Make this handle fast to the quarter-piece cleat. †c. A construction projecting beyond the quarters of a vessel, so as to provide extra cabin accommodation. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. 4899/1 Quarter-pieces, Naut., projections beyond the quarters of a ship for additional cabin accommodation. 2. A coin worth a quarter of a standard denomination; the value of such a coin. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > small coins collectively > a small coin > of quarter of standard quarter piece1650 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. xii. 38 Some English coines being quarter-pieces, cannot be put away in payment without loss, except four of them be joyned together. 1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xxvii. 186 He gave me the sight likewise of pieces of eight, half pieces, and quarter pieces. 1683 in J. H. Trumbull Public Rec. Colony Connecticut (1859) III. 119 All peices of eight, Mexicoe, pillor and Civill peices shall pass at six shillings apeice, and halfe peices and quarter peices to be rated proportionably. 1705 J. Stevens Anc. & Present State Portugal viii. 75 The Piece was of the bigness of a Spanish Quarter-piece, but thin, and with so much Mixture of Copper that it look'd Red. 1781 W. Cooke Medallic Hist. Imperial Rome II. 307 The Emperor declaring that he would..bring it [sc. the tax] down to a Quarter-Piece. 1860 C. Campbell Hist. Colony Virginia 333 The governor..issued a proclamation in 1683, raising the value of..quarter pieces to eighteen pence. 1986 J. E. Stambaugh & D. L. Balch New Test. in Social Environment iii. 80 The as was broken down into a half piece (the semis) and quarter piece (the quadrans). 3. = quarter n. 22c. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > quarter quarter piece1688 quarter heel1727 quarter1753 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > quarter > leather for quarter piece1688 quarter heel1727 quarter1753 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii Quarter-piece, quartier. The two Quarter-pieces of a Shoe. 1832 L. P. R. Fenwick de Porquet Dict. Eng. & Fr. Lang. 250/1 Quarter-piece, (of a shoe) quartier. 1921 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 41 88 The sole is flat and heel-less; the quarter-pieces are cut with a triangular slope up to the ankles. †4. A thick piece of timber. Cf. quarter n. 19. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > timber in pieces > piece of specific size quarter1423 batten1658 wair1664 juffer1679 quarter piece1736 ufer1754 two-by-four1868 four-by-two1873 1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ A double quarter piece, trabs crassior. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1625
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