quart /ˈkwɔrt/
誇脫
quart /ˈkwɔ(ə)rt/ 名詞
誇脫(1誇脫=1.14升),誇脫(四分之一加侖)
Quart n. The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth. [Obs.]
Camber did possess the western quart. --Spenser.
Quart, n.
1. A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints.
Note: ☞ In imperial measure, a quart is forty English fluid ounces; in wine measure, it is thirty-two American fluid ounces. The United States dry quart contains 67.20 cubic inches, the fluid quart 57.75. The English quart contains 69.32 cubic inches.
2. A vessel or measure containing a quart.
Quart n. In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. Tierce, 4.
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quart
n 1: a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four
quarts equal one gallon
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to
2 pints or 1.136 liters
3: a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic
inches [syn: dry quart]