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quartern n. 四分之一;重四磅的面包 四分之一;重四磅的面包 quartern n 1: one of four equal parts; " a quarter of a pound" [ synonym: { one- fourth}, { fourth}, { one- quarter}, { quarter}, { fourth part}, { twenty- five percent}, { quartern}] Quartern \ Quar" tern\, n. [ OE. quarteroun, quartron, F. quarteron, the fourth part of a pound, or of a hundred; cf. L. quartarius a fourth part, quarter of any measure, quartern, gill. See { Quarter}, and cf. { Quarteron}, { Quadroon}.] 1. 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.). [ 1913 Webster] 2. A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also { quartern loaf}. -- Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster]
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