About The Word Quart
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What's The Definition Of Quart?
[n] a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
[n] a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches [n] a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters Synonyms | Synonyms for Quart: dry quart Related Terms | Find terms related to Quart: See Also | British capacity unit | congius | dry pint | gal | gallon | Imperial capacity unit | Imperial gallon | peck | pint | United States dry unit | United States liquid unit Quart In Webster's Dictionary \Quart\, n. [F. quart, n. masc., fr. L. quartus the
fourth, akin to quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. 2d
{Carte}, {Quarto}.]
The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
[Obs.]
Camber did possess the western quart. --Spenser.
\Quart\, n. [F. quarte, n. fem., fr. quart fourth. See {Quart} a quarter.] 1. A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints. Note: In imperial measure, a quart is forty English fluid ounces; in wine measure, it is thirty-two American fluid ounces. The United States dry quart contains 67.20 cubic inches, the fluid quart 57.75. The English quart contains 69.32 cubic inches. 2. A vessel or measure containing a quart. \Quart\, n. [See {Quart} a quarter.] In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. {Tierce}, 4. --Hoyle. |
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