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noun
- Any one of four equal parts into which something has been divided.
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(United States and Canada) A coin worth 25 cents.
- A period of three consecutive months.
- A section or area (of a town, etc.).
- An old English measure of corn, containing 8 bushels.
- 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, p. 204.
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: One of these is 1 Hen. V, cap. 10, defining the of corn to be eight struck bushels, and putting fines on purveyors who take more.
- Mercy or pity shown to a defeated opponent
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"Sir, they have asked for ." "Have they? Well, we will give no ."
- An old English measure of cloth, nine inches or four nails
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noun
- An item of bedding consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with a warm stuffing between, often having a decorative design.
verb
- To construct a quilt.
- To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.
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adjective
- Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them.
- Having characterstics that approximate the above to some degree, e.g. quilted toilet paper.
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noun
- A layer or layers of quilted padding.
verb
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(present participle of, quilt)
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