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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

Frightful sat beside me as I skinned and quartered it.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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