Quartered

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Divided into or grouped in four equal parts or quarters; separated into distinct parts.
  • Lodged; stationed for lodging; of or pertaining to lodging or quarters.
  • Having hind quarters (of a specified kind): as, a short-quartered horse.
  • Sawed into quarters (said of a tree-trunk), and then cut into planks in such a manner as to show the grain of the wood (especially the silver grain of oak) to advantage.
  • In heraldry, having a square piece cut out of the center: noting a form of cross.
  • In shoemaking, made with quarters (of a particular kind): as, low-quartered shoes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into four parts or regions.
  • adjective. Furnished with quarters; provided with shelter or entertainment.
  • adjective. Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, commonly oak.
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  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of quarter.
  • Word Usage
    "I once again quartered the recipe and baked it in an 8inch heart pan."
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    billeted  cleft  cloven  cracked  cut  
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    quarter