quart — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

2. Four successive cards of the same suit.

   Примеры

   A tierce major is good against any other tierce; a quart minor is good against a tierce major.

   Другие примеры (1)

   Carrados ought to have won the point and divided tricks, leaving his opponent a minor quart and a solitary trio—about 15 on the hand. By a careless discard he threw away both chances and the final score stood at 205-112.

3. A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.

   Употребление

   • вышедшее из употребления

   Примеры

   Camber did possesse the Westerne quart.

4. The fourth defensive position; quarte.

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   [W]e behold two men with lion-look, with alert attitude, side foremost, right foot advanced; flourishing and thrusting, stoccado and passado, in tierce and quart; intent to skewer one another.

Прилагательное

1. Safe, sound; healthy.

   Употребление

   • dialectal
   • вышедшее из употребления

Существительное

1. Safety, soundness; health.

   Употребление

   • вышедшее из употребления
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart.

Прилагательное

1. Transverse.

   Употребление

   • dialectal

2. Contentious or quarrelsome.

   Употребление

   • dialectal

Наречие

1. Crosswise; across.

   Употребление

   • dialectal

Глагол

1. To thwart.

   Употребление

   • dialectal

   Связанные слова

   quart-potquatre quartquatre-quartWinchester quartyou can't get a quart into a pint pot

Существительное

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

   Более общие понятия

   United States liquid unit

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

   Более общие понятия

   British capacity unitImperial capacity unit

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

   Синонимы

   dry quart

   Более общие понятия

   United States dry unit