'Quart' definitions:

Definition of 'quart'

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

Definition of 'Quart'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A vessel or measure containing a quart. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Quart'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • Camber did possess the western quart. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Quart'

From: GCIDE
  • Quart \Quart\, n. [See Quart a quarter.] In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. Tierce, 4. --Hoyle. [1913 Webster]

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