Quartered
['kwɔ:təd]
a.
n. 木材

1. I went out to see him hanged, drawn, and quartered, which was done, he looked as cheerful as any man could do in that condition.
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2. She quartered the apple.
   她把苹份。

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.

2. To divide; to separate into parts or regions.

Then sailors quartered heaven. --Dryden.

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.

They mean this night in Sardis to be quartered.
--Shak.

4. To furnish as a portion; to allot. [R.]

This isle . . .
He quarters to his blue-haired deities. -- Milton.

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.

Note: When only two coats of arms are so combined they are
arranged in four compartments. See {Quarter}, n., 1
(f) .


Quartered \Quar"tered\, a.
1. Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into
four parts or regions.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. Furnished with quarters; provided with shelter or
entertainment.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, commonly oak.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]