Etymology : Middle English, from Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth
Pronunciation : 'kwo(r)-t&r
also 'k
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. being one fourth; being one forth in quality; having four equal parts. one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents (used in USA and Canada); quadrant; period of three months; place, location; district, region; mercy, clemency. divide into 4 equal parts; divide into parts; house, accommodate; lodge, stay. quarter\quar"ter\ , n. [f. quartier, l. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. see:
quart.].
2. one of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc. hence, specifically: (a) the fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds. (b) the fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal. utton. (c) (astron.) the fourth part of the moon's period, or monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the change or full. (d) one limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind quarters. (e) that part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp. (f) (far.) that part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side of the coffin. (g) a term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.; properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer or shorter. (h) pl. (mil.) the encampment on one of the principal passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys. (i) (naut.) the after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside of the slings. (j) (her.) one of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.note: when two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon, as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters display one shield, the second and third the other. see:
quarter, v. t.,.
3. (k) one of the four parts into which the horizon is regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction' principal division; a region; a territory. scouts each coast light-armed scour, each quarter, to descry the distant foe. (l) a division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the latin quarter in paris. (m) (arch.) a small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in the united states more commonly called stud. (n) (naut.) the fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11° 15?, that is, about 2° 49?; -- called also quarter point.
4. proper station; specific place; assigned position; special location. swift to their several quarters hasted then the cumbrous elements. hence, specifically: (a) (naut.) a station at which officers and men are posted in battle; -- usually in the plural. (b) place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; -- usually in the plural. the banter turned as to what quarters each would find. irving. (c) pl. (mil.) a station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters. (d) treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes. he magnified his own clemency, now they were at his mercy, to offer them quarter for their lives. cocks and lambs at the mercy of cats and wolves must never expect better quarter.
5. friendship; amity; concord. [obs.] to keep quarter, to keep one's proper place, and so be on good terms with another. [obs.] in quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. i knew two that were competitors for the secretary's place, and yet kept good quarter between themselves.
6. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc.
7. The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds.
8. The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal.
9. The fourth part of the moon's period, or monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the change or full.
10. One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind quarters.
11. That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp.
12. That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side of the coffin.
13. A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.; properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer or shorter.
14. The encampment on one of the principal passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys.
15. The after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.
16. One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.
17. A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.
18. A small upright timber post, used in partitions; in the United States more commonly called stud.
19. The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11° 15′, that is, about 2° 49′; called also quarter point.
20. Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special location.
21. A station at which officers and men are posted in battle; usually in the plural.
22. Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; usually in the plural.
23. A station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters.
24. Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes.
25. To divide into four equal parts.
26. To divide; to separate into parts or regions.
27. To furnish with shelter or entertainment; to supply with the means of living for a time; especially, to furnish shelter to; as, to quarter soldiers.
28. To furnish as a portion; to allot.
29. To arrange upon one escutcheon, as when a man inherits from both father and mother the right to bear arms.
30. To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
31. To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter" a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" a quarter of a hundredweight a quarter of a hundredweight one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter" a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter" one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock" one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" divide by four; divide into quarters divide into quarters; "quarter an apple" provide housing for.
32. 1. A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old I've got to go in a quarter of an hour Prices have fallen by a quarter since January Cut the peppers into quarters. Quarter is also a predeterminer. The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is about a quarter the size of the moon. Quarter is also an adjective. the past quarter century.
33. A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters. The group said results for the third quarter are due on October.
34. 3. When you are telling the time, you use quarter to talk about the fifteen minutes before or after an hour. For example, 8.15 is quarter past eight, and 8.45 is quarter to nine. In American English, you can also say that 8.15 is a quarter after eight and 8.45 is a quarter of nine. It was a quarter to six I got a call at quarter of seven one night.
35. If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts. Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes.
36. If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size. The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.
37. A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents. I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone.
38. A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work. Look for hotels in the French Quarter.
39. To refer to a person or group you may not want to name, you can talk about the reactions or actions from a particular quarter. Help came from an unexpected quarter.
40. The rooms provided for soldiers, sailors, or servants to live in are called their quarters. Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters.
41. If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing. You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters. ruler of a quarter quarter horse Quarter horse racing.
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