quartern
- ˈkwɔ:tən сущ.
1) четверть, четвертая часть;
тж. четверть пинты;
четверть листа (бумаги)
2) четырехфунтовый хлеб (тж. quartern-loaf) четверть, четвертая часть четырехфунтовая булка (хлеба) четверть (пинты или унции) четверть листа (бумаги) quartern четырехфунтовый хлеб (тж. quartern-loaf) ~ четверть листа (бумаги) ~ четверть пинты
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
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Quartern — Quar tern, n. [OE. quarteroun, quartron, F. quarteron, the fourth part of a pound, or of a hundred; cf. L. quartarius a fourth part, quarter of any measure, quartern, gill. See {Quarter}, and cf. {Quarteron}, {Quadroon}.] 1. A quarter.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quartern — [kwôrt′ərn] n. [ME quarteroun < OFr quarteron < quart: see QUART1] 1. Obs. a fourth part; quarter 2. Brit. one fourth of a pint, a peck, or of various other weights and measures … English World dictionary
quartern — 1. an old English word for a quarter of anything, quartern has been used to represent 1/4 of various units. In the U.S., the term seems to have been used mostly as an alternate name for the gill, which is equal to 1/4 pint or about 118.3… … Dictionary of units of measurement
quartern — /kwawr teuhrn/, n. Chiefly Brit. a quarter, or a fourth part, esp. of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint. [1250 1300; ME quartroun, quartron, quartern < OF quarteron, deriv. of quart fourth. See QUART1] * * * … Universalium
quartern — quar•tern [[t]ˈkwɔr tərn[/t]] n. chiefly brit. wam a quarter, or a fourth part, esp. of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME quartroun, quartron, quartern … From formal English to slang
quartern — n. Brit. archaic a quarter of a pint. Phrases and idioms: quartern loaf a four pound loaf. Etymology: ME, = quarter f. AF quartrun, OF quart(e)ron f. QUART fourth or quartier QUARTER … Useful english dictionary
quartern — noun Etymology: Middle English quarteron, from Anglo French, quarter of a hundred, from quarter quarter Date: 14th century a fourth part (as of a unit of measurement) … New Collegiate Dictionary
quartern — noun A quarter part; one fourth … Wiktionary
Quartern — Четверть листа … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
quartern — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One of four equal parts of something: quarter. See PART … English dictionary for students
quartern — [ kwɔ:t(ə)n] noun archaic a quarter of a pint. Origin ME: from OFr. quart(e)ron, from quart(e) (see quart) … English new terms dictionary
