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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | dry quart |
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| | 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 |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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