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Quartered \Quar"tered\, a.
1. Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into
four parts or regions.
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2. Furnished with quarters; provided with shelter or
entertainment.
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3. Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, commonly oak.
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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.
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2. To divide; to separate into parts or regions.
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Then sailors quartered heaven. --Dryden.
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3. To furnish with shelter or entertainment; to supply with
the means of living for a time; especially, to furnish
shelter to; as, to quarter soldiers.
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They mean this night in Sardis to be quartered.
--Shak.
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4. To furnish as a portion; to allot. [R.]
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This isle . . .
He quarters to his blue-haired deities. -- Milton.
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5. (Her.) To arrange (different coats of arms) upon one
escutcheon, as when a man inherits from both father and
mother the right to bear arms.
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Note: When only two coats of arms are so combined they are
arranged in four compartments. See {Quarter}, n., 1
(f) .
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