Definition of quarter

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Quarter (v. t.) Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; -- usually in the plural.

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Quarterstaves :: Quarterstaves (pl. ) of Quarterstaf.
Barracoon :: Barracoon (n.) A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily..
Scuffle :: Scuffle (n.) A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters..
Quarter :: Quarter (n.) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp..
Coussinet :: Coussinet (n.) That part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute..
Quartridge :: Quartridge (n.) Quarterage.
Quarter :: Quarter (n.) That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side of the coffin..
Belgravian :: Belgravian (a.) Belonging to Belgravia (a fashionable quarter of London, around Pimlico), or to fashionable life; aristocratic..
Statoblast :: Stative (a.) Of or pertaining to a fixed camp, or military posts or quarters..
Septfoil :: Septfoil (n.) An ornamental foliation having seven lobes. Cf. Cinquefoil, Quarterfoil, and Trefoil..
Hibernate :: Hibernate (v. i.) To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects..
Gangway :: Gangway (v. i.) That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist..
Western :: Western (a.) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean..
Quarter :: Quarter (v. t.) Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; -- usually in the plural.
Quarterly :: Quarterly (adv.) By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly..
Right-about :: Right-about (n.) A turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the opposite direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; as, to turn to the right-about..
Quarterly :: Quarterly (n.) A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year..
Waistcloth :: Waistcloth (n.) A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle..
Quarter :: Quarter (n.) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.; properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer or shorter..
Circumspectness :: Circumspectness (n.) Vigilance in guarding against evil from every quarter; caution.
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