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Quar vs Quart - What's the difference?

quar | quart |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between quar and quart

is that quar is (obsolete) a quarry while quart is (obsolete) a fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.

As nouns the difference between quar and quart

is that quar is (obsolete) a quarry while quart is a unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon equivalent to 1136 liters in the uk and 0946 liter (liquid quart) or 1101 liters (dry quart) in the us.

quar

English

Noun

  • (obsolete) A quarry.
    • A chrysolite, a gem, the very agate / Of state and policy, cut from the quar / Of Machiavel — Ben Jonson.
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    quart

    English

    (wikipedia quart)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
  • (cards) Four successive cards of the same suit.
  • * 1908 , Cavendish, The laws of piquet adopted
    • A tierce major is good against any other tierce; a quart minor is good against a tierce major.
  • (obsolete) A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
  • * Spenser
    • Camber did possess the western quart .

    See also

    * you can't get a quart into a pint pot ----