quarter : Idioms & Phrases


Black quarter

  • malignant anthrax with engorgement of a shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox.
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charge of quarters

  • noun an enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative matters after hours
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close quarters

  • noun a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something
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close-quarter fighting

  • noun hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters
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draw and quarter

  • verb pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
    draw; quarter.
    • in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
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every quarter

  • adverb in three month intervals
    quarterly.
    • interest is compounded quarterly
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False quarter

  • a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.
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Fifth quarter

  • the hide and fat; a butcher's term.
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first quarter

  • noun the first fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth
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lamb's-quarter

  • noun leaves collected from the wild
    pigweed; wild spinach; lamb's-quarter.
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lamb's-quarters

  • noun common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
    pigweed; wild spinach; Chenopodium album.
  • noun leaves collected from the wild
    pigweed; wild spinach; lamb's-quarter.
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Lamb's-quar"ters noun
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  1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the Goosefoot family, sometimes used as pot herbs, as Chenopodium album and Atriplex patulsa.
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last quarter

  • noun the last fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth
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latin quarter

  • noun the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life
    Left Bank.
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living quarters

  • noun housing available for people to live in
    quarters.
    • he found quarters for his family
    • I visited his bachelor quarters
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military quarters

  • noun living quarters for personnel on a military post
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On the quarter

  • (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.
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one-quarter

  • noun one of four equal parts
    twenty-five percent; fourth part; quartern; one-fourth; fourth; quarter.
    • a quarter of a pound
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Quarter aspect

  • . (Astrol.) Same as Quadrate.
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Quarter back

  • (Football), the player who has position next behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap back.
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Quarter badge

  • (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel near, the stern. Mar. Dict.
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Quarter bill

  • (Naut.), a list specifying the different stations to be taken by the officers and crew in time of action, and the names of the men assigned to each.
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Quarter block

  • (Naut.), a block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clew lines and sheets are reeved. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Quarter boat

  • (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.
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Quarter cloths

  • (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used to cover the quarter netting.
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quarter crack

  • noun a crack on the inside of a horse's forefoot
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Quarter day

  • noun a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due
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  • a day regarded as terminating a quarter of the year; hence, one on which any payment, especially rent, becomes due. In matters influenced by United States statutes, quarter days are the first days of January, April, July, and October. In New York and many other places, as between landlord and tenant, they are the first days of May, August, November, and February. The quarter days usually recognized in England are 25th of March (Lady Day), the 24th of June (Midsummer Day), the 29th of September (Michaelmas Day), and the 25th of December (Christmas Day).
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Quarter face

  • in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face turned away so that but one quarter is visible.
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  • (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a ship. See Gallery, 4.
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Quarter gunner

  • (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the gunner.
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quarter horse

  • noun a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia
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Quarter look

  • a side glance. Obs. B. Jonson.
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quarter mile

  • noun a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile
    440 yards.
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Quarter nettings

  • (Naut.), hammock nettings along the quarter rails.
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Quarter note

  • noun a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
    crotchet.
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  • (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.
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Quarter pieces

  • (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail. Totten.
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quarter plate

  • noun a photographic plate measuring 3.25 inches by 4.25 inches
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Quarter point

  • . (Naut.) See Quarter, n., 1 (n).
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quarter pound

  • noun 4 ounces avoirdupois
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Quarter railing, ∨ Quarter rails

  • (Naut.), narrow molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.
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quarter rest

  • noun a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest
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quarter round

  • noun a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
    ovolo; thumb.
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Quar"ter round`
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  1. (Arch.) An ovolo.
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quarter section

  • noun a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side
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Quarter sessions

  • noun a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
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  • (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in counties and by the recorders in boroughs.
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Quarter square

  • (Math.), the fourth part of the square of a number. Tables of quarter squares have been devised to save labor in multiplying numbers.
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quarter stock

  • noun stock with a par value of $25/share
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quarter tone

  • noun half of a semitone
    quarter tone.
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Quarter turn, Quarter turn belt

  • (Mach.), an arrangement in which a belt transmits motion between two shafts which are at right angles with each other.
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Quarter watch

  • (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.
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quarter-century

  • noun a period of 25 years
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quarter-circle

  • noun a quarter of the circumference of a circle
    quadrant.
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quarter-deck

Quar"ter-deck` noun
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  1. (Naut.) That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one. ✍ The quarter-deck is reserved as a promenade for the officers and (in passenger vessels) for the cabin passengers.
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quarter-hour

  • noun a quarter of an hour
    15 minutes.
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quarter-tone

  • noun half of a semitone
    quarter tone.
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quarter-vine

  • noun woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
    Bignonia capreolata; quartervine; cross vine; trumpet flower.
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three-quarter

Three"-quar`ter adjective
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  1. (Paint.) Measuring thirty inches by twenty-five; -- said of portraitures.
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three-quarter binding

  • noun the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover
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Three-quarter length

  • a portrait showing the figure to the hips only.
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three-quarters

  • noun three of four equal parts
    three-fourths.
    • three-fourths of a pound
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To give, ∨ show, quarter

  • (Mil.), to accept as prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as a vanquished enemy.
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To keep quarter

  • . See Quarter, n., 3.
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Winter quarters

  • the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station.
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