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Quartter
v. t.
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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.
Quartter
v. t.
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To furnish as a portion; to allot.
Quartter
v. t.
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To arrange (different coats of arms) upon one escutcheon, as when a man inherits from both father and mother the right to bear arms.
Quarter
v. i.
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To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
Quarter
v. i.
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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.
Quarterage
n.
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A quarterly allowance.
Quarter-deck
n.
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That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
Quarterfoil
n.
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An ornamental foliation having four lobes, or foils.
Quarterhung
a.
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Having trunnions the axes of which lie below the bore; -- said of a cannon.
Quartering
a.
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Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object.
Quartering
a.
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At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
Quartering
n.
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A station.
Quartering
n.
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Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters.
Quartering
n.
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The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
Quartering
n.
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One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
Quartering
n.
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A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See Quarter, n., 1 (m) (Arch.)
Quarterly
a.
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Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.
Quarterly
a.
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Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
Quarterlies
pl.
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of Quarterly
Quarterly
n.
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A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.
Quarterly
adv.
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By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.
Quarterly
adv.
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In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.
Quartermaster
n.
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An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies.
Quartermaster
n.
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A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.
Quartern
n.
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A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.).
Quartern
n.
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A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf.
Quarteron
n.
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A quarter; esp., a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred.
Quarteron
n.
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Alt. of Quarteroon
Quarteroon
n.
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A quadroon.
Quarterpace
n.
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A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only. See Halfpace.