quart¹ Definition
quart (kwôrt)
noun
- a unit of liquid measure, equal to of a liquid gallon or 2 liquid pints or 32 fluid ounces (0.94635 liquid liters): the British and Canadian imperial quart equals 1.1365 liquid liters
- a unit of dry measure, equal to dry gallon or peck or 2 dry pints (1.1012 dry liters or 67.2006 cubic inches)
- any container with a capacity of one quart
Etymology: ME < MFr quarte < fem. of OFr quart, a fourth < L quartus, fourth < base of quattuor, four
quart² Definition
quart³ Definition
quart
- quarter
- quarterly
quart Synonyms
quart Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- ale: Did you not hear me say that I would give a quart of ale to see a poet?
- beer: She had had a gill of whiskey and a quart of beer in bed that morning and was intoxicated.
- milk: The cows yield from 25 to 30 quarts of milk daily.
- wine: Customs Allowance Passengers over 18 may import, duty-free, 200 cigarettes or 250 g tobacco articles; 1 quart of wine or spirits.
- water: Then use 4 drops of bleach per quart of water, 16 drops per gallon.
- oil: The leak caused me to add a total of 6 quarts of oil to get here.
Converse of object
- squeeze: In effect we tried to squeeze a quart out of a pint pot.
- drink: Indeed, in studies into alcoholism apparently, some pigs drank a quart of vodka a day!
- add: Strain, add a quart of brandy, put the wine into a cask, leave for two months, then bottle it.
- get: Trying to get a quart into a pint pot is never easy.
- take: I took a quart, or several quarts, along in my grip.
- have: Not to worry, have a quart can of fuel in toolbox.
Adjective modifier
several: I took a quart, or several quarts, along in my grip.
Modifies a noun
- jar: Here's how I do it: Put 4 ounces of dried Echinacea augustifolia root in a quart jar.
- pot: Can we get a pint into a quart pot?
- bottle: She bent over and examined the bushes, finding a quart bottle hidden within the fronds and leaves.
- water: Dissolve 3 pounds sugar in 1/2 quart water and boil for 5 minutes; add coffee concentrate and cool.
- size: For traveling, I standardly pack enough for about two dozen slides into a quart size zip-lock freezer bag.
- basin: In the center of the chapel is a curious font, the circumference of which is almost equal to that of a quart basin.
Preposition: in
pot: It is very much a very high quality quart in a poetic pint pot.
Browse dictionary entries near quart
- ‹ quarry
- ‹ quarrier
- ‹ quarrelsome
- ‹ quarreling
- ‹ quarrel
- ‹ Quarles, Francis
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- ‹ quare clausum fregit
- ‹ quarantined

