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quartered

American  
[kwawr-terd] / ˈkwɔr tərd /

adjective

  1. divided into quarters.

  2. furnished with quarters or lodging.

  3. (of wood) quartersawed.

  4. Heraldry.

    1. (of an escutcheon) divided into four or more parts.

    2. (of a cross) having the central square portion removed.

quartered British  
/ ˈkwɔːtəd /

adjective

  1. heraldry (of a shield) divided into four sections, each having contrasting arms or having two sets of arms, each repeated in diagonally opposite corners

  2. (of a log) sawn into four equal parts along two diameters at right angles to each other; quartersawn

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unquartered adjective

Etymology

Origin of quartered

First recorded in 1475–85; quarter + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Expressing affection for a specific film in a public forum is grounds to be drawn and quartered in the social media town square.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Following World War I, fantastic “art” was largely identified with Surrealism, while popular fantasy was mostly quartered within the new mass-market ghettos of pulps, comics, film marketing and paperback books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Instead of Bath, Manueli turned out for Harlequins - a team who play in the famous quartered shirt but in south east Melbourne, rather than south west London.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Looking back on White’s original 500-word essay, trying to pinpoint the source of the internet’s ire, you might think you missed a line in which she insisted that all musicians be drawn and quartered.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

Staff Sergeant X was in his room on the second floor of the civilian home in which he and nine other American soldiers had been quartered, even before the armistice.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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