/ kwɔːt; NAmE kwɔːrt/ noun
( abbr. qt ) a unit for measuring liquids, equal to 2 pints or about 1.14 litres in the UK and Canada, and 0.94 of a litre in the US
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IDIOMS
- put a quart into a pint pot
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French quarte , from Latin quarta (pars) fourth (part), from quartus fourth, from quattuor four.