Be+quartered

  • 1Quartered — Quar tered, a. 1. Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into four parts or regions. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Furnished with quarters; provided with shelter or entertainment. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. Quarter sawed; said of timber,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2quartered — index situated Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3quartered — [kwôrt′ərd] adj. 1. divided into quarters 2. provided with quarters or lodgings 3. quartersawed …

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  • 4Quartered — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quartering}.] 1. To divide into four equal parts. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide; to separate into parts or regions. [1913 Webster] Then sailors quartered heaven.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5quartered — coun·ter·quartered; quartered; …

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  • 6quartered — /kwawr teuhrd/, adj. 1. divided into quarters. 2. furnished with quarters or lodging. 3. (of wood) quartersawed. 4. Heraldry. a. (of an escutcheon) divided into four or more parts. b. (of a cross) having the central square portion removed. [1475… …

    Universalium

  • 7quartered — Synonyms and related words: billeted, cleft, cloven, cracked, cut, domiciled, domiciliated, housed, in pieces, in shreds, lacerate, lacerated, mangled, mutilated, quadrifid, quadrifoliate, quadriform, quadrifurcate, quadrigeminal, quadripartite,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 8quartered — adj. divided into fourths; divided into parts; housed, lodged quar·ter || kwÉ”rtÉ™(r) / kwɔːtÉ™ adj. being one fourth; being one forth in quality; having four equal parts n. one fourth; neighborhood; coin worth 25 cents (used in USA and… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9quartered — /ˈkwɔtəd/ (say kwawtuhd) adjective 1. divided into quarters. 2. provided with quarters or lodging. 3. (of timber) quartersawn. 4. Heraldry a. divided or arranged quarterly. b. (of a cross) having a square piece missing in the centre …

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