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Quart — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • piccolo noun A small flute pitched about an octave higher than the standard concert flute.
  • quart noun A unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints.
  • quarter noun One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
  • shift verb To move something from one place or position to another.
  • trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.

Senses

Quart is used for these senses in English:

  • Quart A comune of the Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy.
  • piccolo A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard bottle.
  • quarter (historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]
  • shift A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
  • trick (nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.

piccolo — full definition

  1. noun A small flute pitched about an octave higher than the standard concert flute.
  2. noun A small bottle of champagne holding a quarter of the standard size.

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