Liquid-measure meaning

The measurement of liquids.
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The measurement of liquid capacity.
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A unit or system of units of liquid capacity.
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A system of measuring liquids in which 4 gills = 1 pint, 2 pints = 1 quart, 4 quarts = 1 gallon.
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A system of units for measuring liquid volume or capacity.
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(countable) Any unit of measure for measuring the volume of a liquid.
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(uncountable) The measurement of the volume of liquids.
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Liquid-measure Sentence Examples

  • pincta, pitta, a painted or marked vessel), a liquid measure of capacity, equivalent to s of a gallon.

  • The word appears in French as pirate for a liquid measure as early as the 13th century.

  • HOGSHEAD, a cask for holding liquor or other commodities, such as tobacco, sugar, molasses, &c.; also a liquid measure of capacity, varying with the contents.

  • According to Skeat, the origin is to be found in the name for a cask or liquid measure appearing in various forms in several Teutonic languages, in Dutch oxhooft (modern okshoofd), Dan.

  • ACETABULUM, the Latin word for a vinegar cup, an ancient Roman vessel, used as a liquid measure (equal to about half a gill); it is also a word used technically in zoology, by analogy for certain cup-shaped parts, e.g.

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