quarter
         n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-
               fourth}, {fourth}, {one-quarter}, {quarter}, {fourth part},
               {twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]
         2: a district of a city having some distinguishing character;
            "the Latin Quarter"
         3: (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions
            into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the
            first quarter"
         4: a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour;
            "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"
         5: one of four periods into which the school year is divided;
            "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
         6: a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell
            during the last quarter"
         7: one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is
            coming from that quarter"
         8: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
         9: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
         10: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a
               dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
         11: an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right
               quarter"
         12: the rear part of a ship [syn: {stern}, {after part},
               {quarter}, {poop}, {tail}]
         13: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot
               covering the heel and joining the vamp
         14: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he
               surrendered but asked for quarter"
         v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: {quarter},
               {billet}, {canton}]
         2: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his
            extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people
            were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: {draw},
            {quarter}, {draw and quarter}]
         3: divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
         4: divide by four; divide into quarters

English Dictionary: quarter-vine	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quarter crack n a crack on the inside of a horse's forefoot
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quarter day n a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due
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quarter horse n a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia
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quarter mile n a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile [syn: quarter mile, 440 yards]
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quarter note n a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note Synonym(s): quarter note, crotchet
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quarter plate n a photographic plate measuring 3.25 inches by 4.25 inches
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quarter pound n 4 ounces avoirdupois
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quarter rest n a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest
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quarter round n a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse Synonym(s): ovolo, thumb, quarter round
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quarter section n 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 n a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
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quarter stock n stock with a par value of $25/share
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quarter tone n half of a semitone Synonym(s): quarter tone, quarter-tone
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quarter-century n a period of 25 years
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quarter-circle n a quarter of the circumference of a circle [syn: quadrant, quarter-circle]
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quarter-hour n a quarter of an hour Synonym(s): quarter-hour, 15 minutes
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quarter-tone n half of a semitone Synonym(s): quarter tone, quarter-tone
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quarter-vine n woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section Synonym(s): cross vine, trumpet flower, quartervine, quarter-vine, Bignonia capreolata
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quarterback n (football) the person who plays quarterback [syn: quarterback, signal caller, field general] (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team" Synonym(s): quarterback, signal caller, field general v play the quarterback
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quarterdeck n the stern area of a ship's upper deck
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quarterfinal n one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
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quartering n a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) dividing into four equal parts
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quarterlight n car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car
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quarterly adv in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon; "two coats of arms borne quarterly" in three month intervals; "interest is compounded quarterly" Synonym(s): quarterly, every quarter adj of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; "quarterly report" n a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
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quartermaster n an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
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quartermaster general n a staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army
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quartern n one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one- fourth}, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern]
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quarters n housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" Synonym(s): living quarters, quarters
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quarterstaff n a long stout staff used as a weapon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quartervine n woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section Synonym(s): cross vine, trumpet flower, quartervine, quarter-vine, Bignonia capreolata
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth       part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.]       1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or             is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a             quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour,             etc. Hence, specifically:             (a) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds,                   according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or                   112 pounds.             (b) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of                   grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part                   of a chaldron of coal. --Hutton.             (c) (Astron.) The fourth part of the moon's period, or                   monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the                   change or full.             (d) One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one                   fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal,                   including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind                   quarters.             (e) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from                   the heel to the vamp.             (f) (Far.) That part on either side of a horse's hoof                   between the toe and heel, being the side of the                   coffin.             (g) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.;                   properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer                   or shorter.             (h) pl. (Mil.) The encampment on one of the principal                   passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and                   intercept convoys.             (i) (Naut.) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally                   corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also,                   the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.             (j) (Her.) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it                   is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a                   perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.          Note: When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon,                as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters                display one shield, the second and third the other. See                {Quarter}, v. t., 5.             (k) One of the four parts into which the horizon is                   regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction'                   principal division; a region; a territory.                               Scouts each coast light-armed scour, Each                            quarter, to descry the distant foe. --Milton.             (l) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular                   district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.             (m) (Arch.) A small upright timber post, used in                   partitions; -- in the United States more commonly                   called {stud}.             (n) (Naut.) The fourth part of the distance from one point                   of the compass to another, being the fourth part of                   11[f8] 15[b7], that is, about 2[f8] 49[b7]; -- called                   also {quarter point}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, v. i.       To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, v. i. [F. cartayer.]       To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going       into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.                   Every creature that met us would rely on us for                quartering.                                             --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth       part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.]       1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or             is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a             quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour,             etc. Hence, specifically:             (a) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds,                   according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or                   112 pounds.             (b) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of                   grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part                   of a chaldron of coal. --Hutton.             (c) (Astron.) The fourth part of the moon's period, or                   monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the                   change or full.             (d) One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one                   fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal,                   including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind                   quarters.             (e) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from                   the heel to the vamp.             (f) (Far.) That part on either side of a horse's hoof                   between the toe and heel, being the side of the                   coffin.             (g) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.;                   properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer                   or shorter.             (h) pl. (Mil.) The encampment on one of the principal                   passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and                   intercept convoys.             (i) (Naut.) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally                   corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also,                   the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.             (j) (Her.) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it                   is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a                   perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.          Note: When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon,                as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters                display one shield, the second and third the other. See                {Quarter}, v. t., 5.             (k) One of the four parts into which the horizon is                   regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction'                   principal division; a region; a territory.                               Scouts each coast light-armed scour, Each                            quarter, to descry the distant foe. --Milton.             (l) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular                   district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.             (m) (Arch.) A small upright timber post, used in                   partitions; -- in the United States more commonly                   called {stud}.             (n) (Naut.) The fourth part of the distance from one point                   of the compass to another, being the fourth part of                   11[f8] 15[b7], that is, about 2[f8] 49[b7]; -- called                   also {quarter point}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, v. i.       To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, v. i. [F. cartayer.]       To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going       into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.                   Every creature that met us would rely on us for                quartering.                                             --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth       part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.]       1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or             is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a             quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour,             etc. Hence, specifically:             (a) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds,                   according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or                   112 pounds.             (b) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of                   grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part                   of a chaldron of coal. --Hutton.             (c) (Astron.) The fourth part of the moon's period, or                   monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the                   change or full.             (d) One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one                   fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal,                   including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind                   quarters.             (e) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from                   the heel to the vamp.             (f) (Far.) That part on either side of a horse's hoof                   between the toe and heel, being the side of the                   coffin.             (g) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.;                   properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer                   or shorter.             (h) pl. (Mil.) The encampment on one of the principal                   passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and                   intercept convoys.             (i) (Naut.) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally                   corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also,                   the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.             (j) (Her.) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it                   is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a                   perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.          Note: When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon,                as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters                display one shield, the second and third the other. See                {Quarter}, v. t., 5.             (k) One of the four parts into which the horizon is                   regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction'                   principal division; a region; a territory.                               Scouts each coast light-armed scour, Each                            quarter, to descry the distant foe. --Milton.             (l) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular                   district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.             (m) (Arch.) A small upright timber post, used in                   partitions; -- in the United States more commonly                   called {stud}.             (n) (Naut.) The fourth part of the distance from one point                   of the compass to another, being the fourth part of                   11[f8] 15[b7], that is, about 2[f8] 49[b7]; -- called                   also {quarter point}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, v. i.       To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, v. i. [F. cartayer.]       To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going       into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.                   Every creature that met us would rely on us for                quartering.                                             --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Back \Back\, n. [As b[91]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak,       Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav.       b[?]g[?] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.]       1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending             from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals,             that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to             such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish,             or lobster.          2. An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge.                         [The mountains] their broad bare backs upheave Into                      the clouds.                                       --Milton.          3. The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the             inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of             the foot, the back of a hand rail.                         Methought Love pitying me, when he saw this, Gave me                      your hands, the backs and palms to kiss. --Donne.          4. The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of             a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the             back of a chimney.          5. The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which             fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or             not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill,             or of a village.          6. The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its             edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw.          7. A support or resource in reserve.                         This project Should have a back or second, that                      might hold, If this should blast in proof. --Shak.          8. (Naut.) The keel and keelson of a ship.          9. (Mining) The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a             horizontal underground passage.          10. A garment for the back; hence, clothing.                         A bak to walken inne by daylight.      --Chaucer.          {Behind one's back}, when one is absent; without one's             knowledge; as, to ridicule a person behind his back.          {Full back}, {Half back}, {Quarter back} (Football), players             stationed behind those in the front line.          {To be or lie on one's back}, to be helpless.          {To put}, {or get}, {one's back up}, to assume an attitude of             obstinate resistance (from the action of a cat when             attacked.). [Colloq.]          {To see the back of}, to get rid of.          {To turn the back}, to go away; to flee.          {To turn the back on one}, to forsake or neglect him.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gallery \Gal"ler*y\, n.; pl. {Galleries}. [F. galerie, It.       galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal       hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr.       galer to rejoice. Cf. {Gallant}, a.]       1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a             connecting passageway, as between one room and another;             also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or             burrowing animal.          2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture             gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of             paintings, sculptures, etc.          3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides             of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported             by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be             occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed             merely to increase the capacity of the hall.          4. (Naut.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern             or quarter of a ship, and hence called {stern gallery} or             {quarter gallery}, -- seldom found in vessels built since             1850.          5. (Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as             well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a             defensive gallery.          6. (Mining) A working drift or level.          {Whispering gallery}. See under {Whispering}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gallery \Gal"ler*y\, n.; pl. {Galleries}. [F. galerie, It.       galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal       hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr.       galer to rejoice. Cf. {Gallant}, a.]       1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a             connecting passageway, as between one room and another;             also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or             burrowing animal.          2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture             gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of             paintings, sculptures, etc.          3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides             of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported             by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be             occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed             merely to increase the capacity of the hall.          4. (Naut.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern             or quarter of a ship, and hence called {stern gallery} or             {quarter gallery}, -- seldom found in vessels built since             1850.          5. (Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as             well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a             defensive gallery.          6. (Mining) A working drift or level.          {Whispering gallery}. See under {Whispering}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hoop \Hoop\, n. [OE. hope; akin to D. hoep, hoepel.]       1. A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form,             and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of             casks, tubs, etc.          2. A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as             the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in             making cheese.          3. A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone,             metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the             skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in             the plural.                         Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of                      whale.                                                --Pope.          4. A quart pot; -- so called because originally bound with             hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents             measured by the distance between the hoops. [Obs.]          5. An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from             one to four pecks. [Eng.] --Halliwell.          {Bulge hoop}, {Chine hoop}, {Quarter hoop}, the hoop nearest             the middle of a cask, that nearest the end, and the             intermediate hoop between these two, respectively.          {Flat hoop}, a wooden hoop dressed flat on both sides.          {Half-round hoop}, a wooden hoop left rounding and undressed             on the outside.          {Hoop iron}, iron in thin narrow strips, used for making             hoops.          {Hoop lock}, the fastening for uniting the ends of wooden             hoops by notching and interlocking them.          {Hoop skirt}, a framework of hoops for expanding the skirts             of a woman's dress; -- called also {hoop petticoat}.          {Hoop snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless snake of the Southern             United States ({Abaster erythrogrammus}); -- so called             from the mistaken notion that it curves itself into a             hoop, taking its tail into its mouth, and rolls along with             great velocity.          {Hoop tree} (Bot.), a small West Indian tree ({Melia             sempervirens}), of the Mahogany family.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth       part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.]       1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or             is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a             quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour,             etc. Hence, specifically:             (a) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds,                   according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or                   112 pounds.             (b) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of                   grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part                   of a chaldron of coal. --Hutton.             (c) (Astron.) The fourth part of the moon's period, or                   monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the                   change or full.             (d) One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one                   fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal,                   including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind                   quarters.             (e) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from                   the heel to the vamp.             (f) (Far.) That part on either side of a horse's hoof                   between the toe and heel, being the side of the                   coffin.             (g) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.;                   properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer                   or shorter.             (h) pl. (Mil.) The encampment on one of the principal                   passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and                   intercept convoys.             (i) (Naut.) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally                   corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also,                   the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.             (j) (Her.) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it                   is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a                   perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.          Note: When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon,                as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters                display one shield, the second and third the other. See                {Quarter}, v. t., 5.             (k) One of the four parts into which the horizon is                   regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction'                   principal division; a region; a territory.                               Scouts each coast light-armed scour, Each                            quarter, to descry the distant foe. --Milton.             (l) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular                   district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.             (m) (Arch.) A small upright timber post, used in                   partitions; -- in the United States more commonly                   called {stud}.             (n) (Naut.) The fourth part of the distance from one point                   of the compass to another, being the fourth part of                   11[f8] 15[b7], that is, about 2[f8] 49[b7]; -- called                   also {quarter point}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter \Quar"ter\, n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth       part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.]       1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or             is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a             quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour,             etc. Hence, specifically:             (a) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds,                   according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or                   112 pounds.             (b) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of                   grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part                   of a chaldron of coal. --Hutton.             (c) (Astron.) The fourth part of the moon's period, or                   monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the                   change or full.             (d) One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one                   fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal,                   including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind                   quarters.             (e) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from                   the heel to the vamp.             (f) (Far.) That part on either side of a horse's hoof                   between the toe and heel, being the side of the                   coffin.             (g) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.;                   properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer                   or shorter.             (h) pl. (Mil.) The encampment on one of the principal                   passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and                   intercept convoys.             (i) (Naut.) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally                   corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also,                   the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.             (j) (Her.) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it                   is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a                   perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.          Note: When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon,                as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters                display one shield, the second and third the other. See                {Quarter}, v. t., 5.             (k) One of the four parts into which the horizon is                   regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction'                   principal division; a region; a territory.                               Scouts each coast light-armed scour, Each                            quarter, to descry the distant foe. --Milton.             (l) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular                   district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.             (m) (Arch.) A small upright timber post, used in                   partitions; -- in the United States more commonly                   called {stud}.             (n) (Naut.) The fourth part of the distance from one point                   of the compass to another, being the fourth part of                   11[f8] 15[b7], that is, about 2[f8] 49[b7]; -- called                   also {quarter point}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter round \Quar"ter round`\ (Arch.)       An ovolo.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit:       cf. F. session. See {Sit}.]       1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.             [Archaic]                         So much his ascension into heaven and his session at                      the right hand of God do import.         --Hooker.                         But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .                      Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.                                                                               --Tennyson.          2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc.,             or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for             the transaction of business.                         It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak.          3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a             court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for             business; or, the space of time between the first meeting             and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of             Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and             closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is             called a term.                         It was resolved that the convocation should meet at                      the beginning of the next session of Parliament.                                                                               --Macaulay.          Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used                as a title for a court of justices, held for granting                licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out                highways, and the like; it is also the title of several                courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the                United States.          {Church session}, the lowest court in the Presbyterian             Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders             elected by the members of a particular church, and having             the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests             of that church, as the admission and dismission of             members, discipline, etc.          {Court of Session}, the supreme civil court of Scotland.          {Quarter sessions}. (Eng.Law) See under {Quarter}.          {Sessions of the peace}, sittings held by justices of the             peace. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom. --Shak.                I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's             place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.                                                                               --Bacon.          {False quarter}, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.          {Fifth quarter}, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.          {On the quarter} (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and             astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.                      {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.          {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next             behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap             back.          {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel             near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.          {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used             to cover the quarter netting.          {Quarter day}, 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).          {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face             turned away so that but one quarter is visible.          {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a             ship. See {Gallery}, 4.          {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the             gunner.          {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the             quarter rails.          {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a             minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.          {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the             after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.             --Totten.          {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1             (n) .          {Quarter railing}, [or] {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow             molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the             gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.          {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal             jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in             counties and by the recorders in boroughs.          {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.          {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.          {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one             fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.          {To give}, [or] {show}, {quarter} (Mil.), to accept as             prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as             a vanquished enemy.          {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarterage \Quar"ter*age\, n.       A quarterly allowance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.]       1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or             compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck;             larger ships have two or three decks.          Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of                vessels having more than one.          {Berth deck} (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where             the hammocks of the crew are swung.          {Boiler deck} (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers             are placed.          {Flush deck}, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to             stern.          {Gun deck} (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the             ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the             upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower             gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun             deck.          {Half-deck}, that portion of the deck next below the spar             deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.          {Hurricane deck} (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck,             usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.                      {Orlop deck}, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are             stowed, usually below the water line.          {Poop deck}, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop             cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the             mizzenmast aft.          {Quarter-deck}, the part of the upper deck abaft the             mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.          {Spar deck}.             (a) Same as the upper deck.             (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.          {Upper deck}, the highest deck of the hull, extending from             stem to stern.          2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb             roof when made nearly flat.          3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.          4. A pack or set of playing cards.                         The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak.          5. A heap or store. [Obs.]                         Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck.                                                                               --Massinger.          {Between decks}. See under {Between}.          {Deck bridge} (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries             the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a             through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower             chords, between the girders.          {Deck curb} (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof             construction.          {Deck floor} (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as             of a belfry or balcony.          {Deck hand}, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but             not expected to go aloft.          {Deck molding} (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a             deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the             roof.          {Deck roof} (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not             surmounted by parapet walls.          {Deck transom} (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the             deck is framed.          {To clear the decks} (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary             incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for             action.          {To sweep the deck} (Card Playing), to clear off all the             stakes on the table by winning them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter-deck \Quar"ter-deck`\, n. (Naut.)       That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the       poop deck when there is one.          Note: The quarter-deck is reserved as a promenade for the                officers and (in passenger vessels) for the cabin                passengers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartered \Quar"tered\, a.       1. Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into             four parts or regions.          2. Furnished with quarters; provided with shelter or             entertainment.          3. Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, commonly oak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartter \Quart"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quartered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Quartering}.]       1. To divide into four equal parts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarterfoil \Quar"ter*foil`\, n. [Quarier + foil: cf. F.       quatre.] (Arch.)       An ornamental foliation having four lobes, or foils.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarterhung \Quar"ter*hung`\, a. (Ordnance)       Having trunnions the axes of which lie below the bore; --       said of a cannon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartter \Quart"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quartered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Quartering}.]       1. To divide into four equal parts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartering \Quar"ter*ing\, a.       1. (Naut.) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not             directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object.          2. (Mach.) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive,             which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartering \Quar"ter*ing\, n.       1. A station. [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu.          2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters.          3. (Her.)             (a) The division of a shield containing different coats of                   arms into four or more compartments.             (b) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an                   escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.          4. (Arch.) A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See             {Quarter}, n., 1             (m) (Arch.) --Gwilt.          {Quartering block}, a block on which the body of a condemned             criminal was quartered. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartering \Quar"ter*ing\, n.       1. A station. [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu.          2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters.          3. (Her.)             (a) The division of a shield containing different coats of                   arms into four or more compartments.             (b) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an                   escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.          4. (Arch.) A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See             {Quarter}, n., 1             (m) (Arch.) --Gwilt.          {Quartering block}, a block on which the body of a condemned             criminal was quartered. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, n.; pl. {Quarterlies}.       A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in       a year.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, a.       1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly             seasons.          2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as,             quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, n.; pl. {Quarterlies}.       A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in       a year.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, adv.       1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns             are made quarterly.          2. (Her.) In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms             quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus             divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartermaster \Quar"ter*mas`ter\, n. [Quarter + master: cf. F.       quartier-ma[8c]tre.]       1. (Mil.) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters,             provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and             transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and             superintend the supplies.          2. (Naut.) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle,             signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.             --Totten.          {Quartermaster general} (Mil.), in the United States a staff             officer, who has the rank of brigadier general and is the             chief officer in the quartermaster's department; in             England, an officer of high rank stationed at the War             Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer,             usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army             in the field.          {Quartermaster sergeant}. See {Sergeant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartermaster \Quar"ter*mas`ter\, n. [Quarter + master: cf. F.       quartier-ma[8c]tre.]       1. (Mil.) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters,             provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and             transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and             superintend the supplies.          2. (Naut.) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle,             signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.             --Totten.          {Quartermaster general} (Mil.), in the United States a staff             officer, who has the rank of brigadier general and is the             chief officer in the quartermaster's department; in             England, an officer of high rank stationed at the War             Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer,             usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army             in the field.          {Quartermaster sergeant}. See {Sergeant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartermaster \Quar"ter*mas`ter\, n. [Quarter + master: cf. F.       quartier-ma[8c]tre.]       1. (Mil.) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters,             provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and             transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and             superintend the supplies.          2. (Naut.) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle,             signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.             --Totten.          {Quartermaster general} (Mil.), in the United States a staff             officer, who has the rank of brigadier general and is the             chief officer in the quartermaster's department; in             England, an officer of high rank stationed at the War             Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer,             usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army             in the field.          {Quartermaster sergeant}. See {Sergeant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Specifically:             (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill.             (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.).          2. A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also             {quartern loaf}. --Simmonds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Specifically:             (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill.             (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.).          2. A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also             {quartern loaf}. --Simmonds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadroon \Quad*roon"\, n. [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See       {Quarter} a fourth part, and cf. {Quarteron}.]       The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person       quarter-blooded. [Written also {quarteron}, {quarteroon}, and       {quateron}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarteron \Quar"ter*on\, n. [F. See {Quartern}.]       A quarter; esp., a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a       hundred. --Piers Plowman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarteron \Quar"ter*on\, Quarteroon \Quar"ter*oon\, n.       A quadroon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadroon \Quad*roon"\, n. [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See       {Quarter} a fourth part, and cf. {Quarteron}.]       The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person       quarter-blooded. [Written also {quarteron}, {quarteroon}, and       {quateron}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarteron \Quar"ter*on\, n. [F. See {Quartern}.]       A quarter; esp., a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a       hundred. --Piers Plowman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarteron \Quar"ter*on\, Quarteroon \Quar"ter*oon\, n.       A quadroon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadroon \Quad*roon"\, n. [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See       {Quarter} a fourth part, and cf. {Quarteron}.]       The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person       quarter-blooded. [Written also {quarteron}, {quarteroon}, and       {quateron}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarteron \Quar"ter*on\, Quarteroon \Quar"ter*oon\, n.       A quadroon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadroon \Quad*roon"\, n. [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See       {Quarter} a fourth part, and cf. {Quarteron}.]       The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person       quarter-blooded. [Written also {quarteron}, {quarteroon}, and       {quateron}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarteron \Quar"ter*on\, Quarteroon \Quar"ter*oon\, n.       A quadroon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarterpace \Quar"ter*pace`\, n. (Arch.)       A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right       angle only. See {Halfpace}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarter-saw \Quar"ter-saw`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarter-sawed}       {-sawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarter-sawing}.]       To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters       and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each       face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively       little or show the grain advantageously.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarterstaff \Quar"ter*staff`\, n.; pl. {Quarterstaves}.       A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense       and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was       placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and       the end.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quarterstaff \Quar"ter*staff`\, n.; pl. {Quarterstaves}.       A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense       and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was       placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and       the end.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartridge \Quar"tridge\, n.       Quarterage. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quartter \Quart"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quartered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Quartering}.]       1. To divide into four equal parts.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
quarter n.   Two bits.   This in turn comes from the `pieces of    eight' famed in pirate movies -- Spanish silver crowns that could be    broken into eight pie-slice-shaped `bits' to make change.   Early in    American history the Spanish coin was considered equal to a dollar,    so each of these `bits' was considered worth 12.5 cents.   Syn.    {tayste}, {crumb}, {quad}.   Usage: rare.   General discussion of such    terms is under {nybble}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
quarter          Two bits.   This in turn comes from the "pieces of eight" famed       in pirate movies - Spanish silver crowns that could be broken       into eight pie-slice-shaped "bits" to make change.   Early in       American history the Spanish coin was considered equal to a       dollar, so each of these "bits" was considered worth 12.5       cents.   Usage: rare.          Synonyms: {tayste}, {crumb}, {quad}.          See also {nickle}, {nibble}, {byte}, {dynner}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-01-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Quarter Inch Cartridge          /kwik/ (QIC) a type of {magnetic tape} and {tape       drive}.   Development standards for QIC make it possible for       tapes written on one QIC drive to be read on another.   QIC       drives are made to work with different lengths of tape.   The       model number of the drive consists of QIC followed by a number       which indicates the drives tape capacity in {megabytes} (MB).          (1996-12-09)