2. (Mus.)
Defn: A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, and twice that of a quaver; a quarter note.
3. (Fort.)
Defn: An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed.
4. (Mil.)
Defn: The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle.
5. (Print.)
Defn: A bracket. See Bracket.
6. (Med.)
Defn: An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain cases in the extraction of a fetus. Dunglison.