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- English Word Quarterlies Definition of Quarterly
- English Word Quarterly Definition Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.
- English Word Quarterly Definition Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
- English Word Quarterly Definition A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.
- English Word Quarterly Definition By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.
- English Word Quarterly Definition 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.
- English Word Quartermaster Definition 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.
- English Word Quartermaster Definition A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.
- English Word Quartern Definition 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.).
- English Word Quartern Definition A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf.
- English Word Quarteron Definition A quarter; esp., a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred.
- English Word Quarteron Definition Alt. of Quarteroon
- English Word Quarteroon Definition A quadroon.
- English Word Quarterpace Definition A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only. See Halfpace.
- English Word Quarterstaff Definition 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.
- English Word Quarterstaves Definition of Quarterstaff
- English Word Quartet Definition Alt. of Quartette
- English Word Quartette Definition The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts.
- English Word Quartette Definition A stanza of four lines.
- English Word Quartette Definition A composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.