OXFORD DICTIONARY
Quart, n.
1 a liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon; two pints.
2 a vessel containing this amount.
3 US a unit of dry measure, equivalent to one-thirty-second of a bushel (1.1 litre).
4 (also quarte) the fourth of eight parrying positions in fencing.
a quart into a pint pot
1 a large amount etc. fitted into a small space.
2 something difficult or impossible to achieve.
ME f. OF quarte f. L quarta fem. of quartus fourth f. quattuor four
THESAURUS
Quart
barrel, bushel, cord, cubic foot, cubic meter, cup, decaliter, decastere, deciliter, dkl, drop, dry pint, fifth, finger, gallon, gill, hogshead, jeroboam, jigger, kiloliter, magnum, milliliter, minim, peck, pint, pony, tablespoon, teaspoon, yard
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Quart
Quadrisection
N
quadrisection, quadripartition, quartering, fourth, quart, quarter, quartern, farthing, fourthing, quadrant, quartered, quadrifid, quadripartite, rectangular.