Vocabulary : Quarteron to Quartile

Quarteron : A quarter; esp., a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred. ;; Alt. of Quarteroon
Quarteroon : A quadroon.
Quarterpace : A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only. See Halfpace.
Quarter-saw : 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.
Quarterstaff : 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.

Quarterstaves : of Quarterstaff
Quartet : Alt. of Quartette
Quartette : A composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument. ;; The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts. ;; A stanza of four lines.
Quartic : Of the fourth degree. ;; A quantic of the fourth degree. See Quantic. ;; A curve or surface whose equation is of the fourth degree in the variables.
Quartile : Same as Quadrate.

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