quart

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UK /kwɔːt/ US /kwɔɹt/

noun 5name 4adj 3adv 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

equal, fine, good, half, minor, other, over, sweet

VERB + QUART

add, chop, drank, like, want

QUART + NOUN

apples, oatmeal, skewer, water

PREP.

in, in

Definitions

noun

A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

Four successive cards of the same suit.

A tierce major is good against any other tierce; a quart minor is good against a tierce major.

A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.

Camber did possesse the Westerne quart.

The fourth defensive position; quarte.

[W]e behold two men with lion-look, with alert attitude, side foremost, right foot advanced; flourishing and thrusting, stoccado and passado, in tierce and quart; intent to skewer one another.

adj

Safe, sound; healthy.

noun

Safety, soundness; health.

Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart.

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Idioms & Phrases

you can't get a quart into a pint pot

You cannot fit a large object or amount in something smaller.

Example Bank

A tierce major is good against any other tierce; a quart minor is good against a tierce major.

Wiktionary

Camber did possesse the Westerne quart.

Wiktionary

[W]e behold two men with lion-look, with alert attitude, side foremost, right foot advanced; flourishing and thrusting, stoccado and passado, in tierce and quart; intent to skewer one another.

Wiktionary

I want a quart of milk.

Tatoeba · #19459

Two pints are equal to a quart.

Tatoeba · #72906

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, quart is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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