QUARTERON
Quar"ter*on, n. Etym: [F. See Quartern.]
Defn: A quarter; esp., a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred. Piers Plowman.
QUARTERON; QUARTEROON
Quar"ter*on, Quar"ter*oon, n.
Defn: A quadroon.
QUARTERPACE
Quar"ter*pace`, n. (Arch.)
Defn: A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only. See Halfpace.
QUARTER ROUND
Quar"ter round`. (Arch.)
Defn: An ovolo.
QUARTER-SAW Quar"ter-saw`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarter-sawed -sawn; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarter-sawing.]
Defn: To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously.