A quart is a unit of volume that is equal to two pints.
Pick up a quart of milk or a loaf of bread. [+ of]
quart in British English1
(kwɔːt)
noun
1.
a unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints. 1 US quart (0.946 litre) is equal to 0.8326 UK quart. 1 UK quart (1.136 litres) is equal to 1.2009 US quarts
2.
a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pints or one eighth of a peck
Word origin
C14: from Old French quarte, from Latin quartus fourth
quart in British English2
noun
1. (kɑːt) piquet
a sequence of four cards in the same suit
2. (kart) fencing a variant spelling of quarte
Word origin
C17: from French quarte fourth
quart in American English1
(kwɔrt)
noun
1.
a.
a unit of liquid measure, equal to 1⁄4 of a liquid gallon or 2 liquid pints or 32 fluid ounces (0.94635 liquid liters): the British and Canadian imperial quart equals 1.1365 liquid liters
b.
a unit of dry measure, equal to 1⁄4 dry gallon or 1⁄8 peck or 2 dry pints (1.1012 dry liters or 67.2006 cubic inches)
2.
any container with a capacity of one quart
▶ USAGE: Abbrev. qt
Word origin
ME < MFr quarte < fem. of OFr quart, a fourth < L quartus, fourth < base of quattuor, four
quart in American English2
(kɑrt)
noun
alt. sp. of
quarte
Word origin
Fr quarte: see quart1
quart in American English3
1.
quarter
2.
quarterly
More idioms containing
quart
a quart into a pint pot
Examples of 'quart' in a sentence
quart
Putting toys away is like trying to get a quart into a pint pot.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She would fix it by the quart, and he would drink it down.
Christianity Today (2000)
It's just a quart of milk and a loaf of bread.
Al Ries and Laura Ries THE 22 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF BRANDING (2002)
Because we GPs are already squeezing a quart out of the pint pot of the consultation.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
About a quart of water should be used, and the process will take several minutes.
Chaitow, Leon The Beat Fatigue Workbook - how to identify the causes (1988)