(heraldiccharge) A charge made up of a quarter of the shield, larger than a canton, and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side of the coffin.
(military slang, now rare) A quartermaster sergeant; a quartermaster.
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A quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound.
A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year.
A quarter session is one held quarterly at the end of a quarter.
Hard fighting and long labour they had still; for the Southrons were bold men and grim, and fierce in despair, and the Easterlings were strong and war-hardened and asked for no quarter.
One of these is 1 Hen. V, cap. 10, defining the quarter of corn to be eight struck bushels, and putting fines on purveyors who take more.
And aboute the fourth quartre of the nyght, he cam unto them, walkinge apon the see [...].
...at last she kicked right over the carriage pole and fell down, after giving me a severe blow on my near quarter.
In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom.
I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's place, [...] and yet kept good quarter between themselves.
Tietjens said: ‘Send the Canadian sergeant-major to me at the double….’ to the quarter.
Quarter the horses in the third stable.
Every creature that met us would rely on us for quartering — De Quincey.