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  • 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 A composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.
  • 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 Quartic Definition Of the fourth degree.
  • English Word Quartic Definition A quantic of the fourth degree. See Quantic.
  • English Word Quartic Definition A curve or surface whose equation is of the fourth degree in the variables.
  • English Word Quartile Definition Same as Quadrate.
  • English Word Quartine Definition A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
  • English Word Quarto Definition Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto.
  • English Word Quarto Definition Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a square or nearly square form, and usually of large size.
  • English Word Quartos Definition of Quarto
  • English Word Quartridge Definition Quarterage.
  • English Word Quartter Definition To divide into four equal parts.
  • English Word Quartter Definition To divide; to separate into parts or regions.
  • English Word Quartter Definition To furnish with shelter or entertainment; to supply with the means of living for a time; especially, to furnish shelter to; as, to quarter soldiers.
  • English Word Quartter Definition To furnish as a portion; to allot.
  • English Word Quartter Definition To arrange (different coats of arms) upon one escutcheon, as when a man inherits from both father and mother the right to bear arms.
  • English Word Quartz Definition A form of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2), occurring in hexagonal crystals, which are commonly colorless and transparent, but sometimes also yellow, brown, purple, green, and of other colors; also in cryptocrystalline massive forms varying in color and degree of transparency, being sometimes opaque.
  • English Word Quartziferous Definition Consisting chiefly of quartz; containing quartz.
  • English Word Quartzite Definition Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; -- called also quartz rock.
  • English Word Quartzoid Definition A form of crystal common with quartz, consisting of two six-sided pyramids, base to base.
  • English Word Quartzose Definition Containing, or resembling, quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz.
  • English Word quartzous Definition Quarzose.