quarter
- quarter
I
n.
mercy
1) to give, show quarter (the mercenaries gave no quarter)
2) to ask for; receive quarter
one fourth
3) (in telling time) (a) quarter of (AE), to (the hour) (it was a quarter to five)
4) (a) quarter after (AE), past (the hour) (it is a quarter past five)
II
v. (esp. mil.) (D; tr.) ('to assign to a lodging place') to quarter on, upon (to quarter troops on the local population)
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['kwɔːtə]
receive quarter
to
show quarter
upon
(esp. mil.) (D; tr.) ('to assign to a lodging place') to quarter on
['mercy'] to give
to ask for
(a) quarter after
['one fourth'] (in telling time) (a) quarter of
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Quarter — 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 … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Quarter — Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), v. i. To lodge; to have a temporary residence. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarter — Quarter, 1) englisches Getreidemaß = 64 Gallons = 5,29 preußische Scheffel; 2) englisches Gewicht = 28 englische Pfund = 25,40 deutsche Zollpfund; 3) Perlengewicht in Bombai … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Quarter — 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;… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
