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quart

UK/kwart/ US/kwɑɹt/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon

2.

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

3.

a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches

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Origin

From Middle English quarte, querte, from Old Norse kyrt, *kvirt, neuter of Old Norse kyrr, kvirr (“quiet, still, peaceful”), from Proto-Germanic *kwerruz (“calm, satisfied, pacified”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₂- (“heavy”). Cognate with Scots quert, quart (“alive, in good health, sound”), Scots querty (“vivacious, active, in good spirits”), Danish kvær (“quiet”), Norwegian Nynorsk kvar, kvær, kverr (“still, quiet”), Icelandic kyrr (“still, calm, unmoving”).

Phrases

  • reputed quart

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