quart

A quart of milk.

noun

The definition of a quart is unit of measure for liquids (equal to 1/4 of a gallon or 32 ounces), or unit of measure for dry ingredients (equal to 1/8 of a peck or 2 dry pints), or the container used to hold the capacity of a quart.

An example of a quart is the amount of liquid if you combine two pints.
An example of a quart is a long slender milk container.
An example of a quart is a container of berries sold at the supermarket.

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quart

1. 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
2. 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

Origin of quart

Middle English from Middle French quarte from feminine of Old French quart, a fourth from Classical Latin quartus, fourth from base of quattuor, four

alt. sp. of quarte

Origin of quart

French quarte: see quart

quarter
quarterly

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quart

noun

Abbr. qt. or q.
a. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to ¹₄ gallon or 32 ounces (0.946 liter).
b. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to ¹₈ peck or 2 pints (1.101 liters).
c. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 1.201 US liquid quarts or 1.032 US dry quarts (1.136 liters). measurement
a. A container having a capacity of one quart.
b. The contents of such a container.

Origin of quart

Middle English from Old French quarte from Latin quārta feminine of quārtus fourth ; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.

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A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure and equal to ¹/₄ of a gallon or 32 ounces (0.95 liter).
See Table at measurement
A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to ¹/₈ of a peck or 2 pints (1.10 liter).
See Table at measurement

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Noun

(plural quarts)

A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
(card games) Four successive cards of the same suit.

Origin

From French quart, from Latin quartus (“one-fourth").

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