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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.
Quarter round
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An ovolo.
Quarterstaves
pl.
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of Quarterstaff
Quarterstaff
n.
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A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and the end.
Quartet
n.
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Alt. of Quartette
Quartette
n.
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A composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
Quartette
n.
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The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts.
Quartette
n.
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A stanza of four lines.
Quartic
a.
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Of the fourth degree.
Quartic
n.
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A quantic of the fourth degree. See Quantic.
Quartic
n.
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A curve or surface whose equation is of the fourth degree in the variables.
Quartile
n.
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Same as Quadrate.
Quartine
n.
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A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
Quarto
a.
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Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto.
Quartos
pl.
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of Quarto
Quarto
n.
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Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a square or nearly square form, and usually of large size.
Quartridge
n.
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Quarterage.
Quartz
n.
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A form of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2), occurring in hexagonal crystals, which are commonly colorless and transparent, but sometimes also yellow, brown, purple, green, and of other colors; also in cryptocrystalline massive forms varying in color and degree of transparency, being sometimes opaque.
Quartziferous
a.
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Consisting chiefly of quartz; containing quartz.
Quartzite
n.
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Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; -- called also quartz rock.
Quartzoid
n.
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A form of crystal common with quartz, consisting of two six-sided pyramids, base to base.
Quartzose
a.
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Containing, or resembling, quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz.