单词 | quartern |
释义 | quartern[ kwawr-tern ] / ˈkwɔr tərn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quartern ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly British.a quarter, or a fourth part, especially of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint. Origin of quartern1250–1300; Middle English quartroun, quartron, quartern<Old French quarteron, derivative of quart fourth. See quart1 Words nearby quarternquarterly, quartermaster, Quartermaster Corps, quartermaster general, quarter-miler, quartern, quarter nelson, quarter note, quarter-phase, quarter plate, quarter point Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quarternBritish Dictionary definitions for quarternquartern / (ˈkwɔːtən) / nouna fourth part of certain weights or measures, such as a peck or a pound Also called: quartern loaf British
Word Origin for quarternC13: from Old French quarteron, from quart a quarter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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