Vocabulary : Quarterage to Quartern

Quarterage : A quarterly allowance.
Quarter-deck : That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
Quartered : Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into four parts or regions. ;; Furnished with quarters; provided with shelter or entertainment. ;; Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, commonly oak. ;; of Quartter
Quarterfoil : An ornamental foliation having four lobes, or foils.
Quarterhung : Having trunnions the axes of which lie below the bore; -- said of a cannon.

Quartering : of Quartter ;; Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object. ;; At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other. ;; A station. ;; Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters. ;; The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments. ;; One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer. ;; A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See Quarter, n., 1 (m) (Arch.)
Quarterlies : of Quarterly
Quarterly : Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons. ;; Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting. ;; A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year. ;; By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly. ;; 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.
Quartermaster : 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. ;; A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.
Quartern : 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.). ;; A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf.

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