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11Quarter — Quārter, engl. Getreidemaß (Imperial quarter) zu 64 Gallons = 290,79 l; Gewicht zu 28 engl. Handelspfund = 12,70 kg; Tuchmachermaß = 1/4 Yard = 0,2386 m; Münze in Nordamerika = 1/4 Dollar …
12Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), v. i. To lodge; to have a temporary residence. [1913 Webster] …
13Quarter — Quar ter, v. i. [F. cartayer.] 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. [1913 Webster] Every creature that met us would rely on us for quartering. De Quincey. [1913… …
14Quarter — Quarter, 1) englisches Getreidemaß = 64 Gallons = 5,29 preußische Scheffel; 2) englisches Gewicht = 28 englische Pfund = 25,40 deutsche Zollpfund; 3) Perlengewicht in Bombai …
15Quarter — Quarter, engl. Maß: bei Geweben 1/4 Yard = 4 Nails oder 22,86 cm; für Trockenwaren zu 8 Bushels = 290,781 Lit. (Imperial Q.), in britischen Kolonien und den Vereinigten Staaten (altes Winchester Q.) = 281,905 L., für Weizen 217,724 kg gerechnet;… …
16Quarter — Quarter, engl. Getreidemaß = 8 Bushels, s. Bushel; als engl. Gewicht = 1/4 Hundredweight (s. d.) …
17quarter — index circuit, deposit (place), disjoint, district, dwell (reside), harbor, indulgence …
18quarter — quar|ter1 W2S1 [ˈkwo:tə US ˈkwo:rtər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part of an hour)¦ 3¦(money)¦ 4¦(three months)¦ 5¦(sport)¦ 6¦(part of a city)¦ 7¦(home)¦ 8¦(college)¦ 9¦(moon)¦ …
19quarter — [[t]kwɔ͟ː(r)tə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ quarters, quartering, quartered 1) FRACTION 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 and collect my son in about a quarter of an hour... Prices …
20quarter — quarterer, n. /kwawr teuhr/, n. 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book. 2. a fourth part, esp. of one (1/4). 3. one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar,… …
