1
: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or ¹/₃₂ bushel see Weights and Measures Table
2
: a vessel or measure having a capacity of one quart
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Start with adding a few drops to a quart of water and test it out on a couple of leaves.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
They’re stocked with essentials people need at all hours of the day or night, everything from a quart of milk to a package of condoms.
—Sarah Varney, NBC news, 18 May 2025
Renner, who broke more than 30 bones and lost six quarts of blood in the accident, had stepped in front of the machine to try to stop it from crushing his nephew.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
One newspaper reported that twenty million quarts of Champagne had been poured into the road.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Apr. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
They’re stocked with essentials people need at all hours of the day or night, everything from a quart of milk to a package of condoms.
—Sarah Varney, NBC news, 18 May 2025
Renner, who broke more than 30 bones and lost six quarts of blood in the accident, had stepped in front of the machine to try to stop it from crushing his nephew.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
One newspaper reported that twenty million quarts of Champagne had been poured into the road.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Quart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quart. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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quart
noun1
: a British unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or 69.355 cubic inches or 1.136 liters
2
: a United States unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or 57.75 cubic inches or 0.946 liters
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