Hypertext Webster Gateway: "quart"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quart \Quart\, n. [See {Quart} a quarter.]
In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf.
{Tierce}, 4. --Hoyle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
quart
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: {dry quart}]
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