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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUART, n. quort. [L. quartus.]
1. The fourth part; a quarter. [Not in use.]
2. The fourth part of a gallon; two pints.
3. A vessel containing the fourth of a gallon.
4. A sequence of four cards in the game of picket.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
3: a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches [syn: quart, dry quart]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French quarte quarter, quart, from feminine of quart, adjective, fourth, from Latin quartus; akin to Latin quattuor four — more at four Date: 14th century 1. — see weight table 2. a vessel or measure having a capacity of one quart

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon; two pints. 2 a vessel containing this amount. 3 US a unit of dry measure, equivalent to one-thirty-second of a bushel (1.1 litre). 4 (also quarte) the fourth of eight parrying positions in fencing. Phrases and idioms: a quart into a pint pot 1 a large amount etc. fitted into a small space. 2 something difficult or impossible to achieve. Etymology: ME f. OF quarte f. L quarta fem. of quartus fourth f. quattuor four

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quart 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quart 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quart Quart, n. [See Quart a quarter.] In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. Tierce, 4. --Hoyle.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(quarts) A quart is a unit of volume that is equal to two pints. Pick up a quart of milk or a loaf of bread. N-COUNT: num N, oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Two pints, fourth part of a gallon.

Moby Thesaurus

barrel, bushel, cord, cubic foot, cubic meter, cup, decaliter, decastere, deciliter, dkl, drop, dry pint, fifth, finger, gallon, gill, hogshead, jeroboam, jigger, kiloliter, magnum, milliliter, minim, peck, pint, pony, tablespoon, teaspoon, yard