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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quart1 /kwɔrt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Weights and Measuresa unit of liquid measure, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.
- Weights and Measuresa unit of dry measure, equal to one eighth of a peck, or 67.201 cubic inches (1.101 liters).
Abbr.: qt. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quart1 (kwôrt),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresa unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.
- Weights and Measuresa unit of dry measure of capacity, equal to one eighth of a peck, or 67.201 cubic inches (1.101 liters).
- a container holding, or capable of holding, a quart.
- Latin quarta, noun, nominal use of feminine of quartus fourth (in order)
- Old French quarte fourth part, quarter
- Middle English 1275–1325
- Games[Piquet.]a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major,) or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor.)
- Sport[Fencing Rare.]quarte.
- Latin quartus; see quart1
- French quarte, noun, nominal use of feminine of quart
- 1685–95
- quarter.
- quarterly.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quart /kwɔːt/ n - a unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints. 1 US quart (0.946 litre) is equal to 0.8326 UK quart. 1 UK quart (1.136 litres) is equal to 1.2009 US quarts
- a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pints or one eighth of a peck
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French quarte, from Latin quartus fourth |