quart /kwɔːt $ kwɔːrt/
noun [countable] (
written abbreviation qt)
[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: quarte, from quart 'fourth', from Latin quartus; ⇒ quarter1]
a unit for measuring liquid, equal to two
pints. In Britain this is 1.14 litres, and in the US it is 0.95 litres.
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