quartern

quar·tern

Q0018800 (kwôr′tərn)n.1. One fourth of something, especially of some weights and measures.2. Chiefly British A loaf of bread weighing about 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms).

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[Middle English quartron, from Old French quarteron, from quartier, quarter; see quarter.]

quartern

(ˈkwɔːtən) n1. (Units) a fourth part of certain weights or measures, such as a peck or a pound2. (Cookery) a. a type of loaf 4 inches square, used esp for making sandwichesb. any loaf weighing 1600 g when baked[C13: from Old French quarteron, from quart a quarter]

quar•tern

(ˈkwɔr tərn)

n. Chiefly Brit. a quarter, or a fourth part, esp. of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint. [1250–1300; Middle English quartroun, quartron, quartern]

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quartern - one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quarter, twenty-five percent, fourthcommon fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers

quartern

nounOne of four equal parts of something:quarter.

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