quart

¹

[ kwawrt ]

noun

1. a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.
2. a unit of dry measure of capacity, equal to one eighth of a peck, or 67.201 cubic inches (1.101 liters).
3. a container holding, or capable of holding, a quart.

quart

²

[ kahrt ]

noun

1. Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack quart major, or king, queen, jack, and ten quart minor.
2. Fencing Rare. quarte.

quart.

³

abbreviation for

1. quarter.
2. quarterly.

quart

¹

/ kwɔːt /

noun

1. a unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints. 1 US quart (0.946 litre) is equal to 0.8326 UK quart. 1 UK quart (1.136 litres) is equal to 1.2009 US quarts
2. a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pints or one eighth of a peck

quart

²

noun

1. kɑːt piquet a sequence of four cards in the same suit
2. kart fencing a variant spelling of quarte

quart

/ kwôrt /

1. 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).
2. See Table at measurement
3. 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).
4. See Table at measurement

Word History and Origins

Origin of quart¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French quarte fourth part, quarter < Latin quarta, noun use of feminine of quartus fourth (in order)

Origin of quart²

1685–95; < French quarte, noun use of feminine of quart < Latin quartus; quart ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of quart¹

C14: from Old French quarte, from Latin quartus fourth

Origin of quart²

C17: from French quarte fourth

Example Sentences

“Those recipes call for 14 pounds of sugar, 30 quarts of flour, and like, 10 pounds of butter,” says King.

From Salon

In a large pot, boil the pasta in 2 quarts of water with 1/2 tablespoon of salt.

From Seattle Times

Be sure to cool stock completely before pouring into jars, quart containers or other storage.

From Salon

When the plants are 4 to 5 inches tall, he separates them into groups of three in quart size containers.

From Los Angeles Times

From inside a trailer built by her bishop, the title of local Amish church leaders, Sadie S. King’s wares included scrapple, homemade bologna and six quarts of her own horseradish.

From Seattle Times