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.
When only two coats of arms are so combined they are arranged in four
compartments. See Quarter, n., 1 (f).
Quar"ter (kw‰r"tr), v. i. To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
Quar"ter, v. i. [F. cartayer.] To drive a carriage so as to prevent the
wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the
wheels.
Every creature that met us would rely on us for quartering.
De Quincey.
Quar"ter*age (?), n. A quarterly allowance.
Quar"ter-deck` (?), n. (Naut.) That part of the upper deck abaft the
mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
The quarter-deck is reserved as a promenade for the officers and (in
passenger vessels) for the cabin passengers.
Quar"ter*foil` (?), n. [Quarier + foil: cf. F. quatre.] (Arch.) An
ornamental foliation having four lobes, or foils.
Quar"ter*hung` (?), a. (Ordnance) Having trunnions the axes of which
lie below the bore; -- said of a cannon.
Quar"ter*ing, a. 1. (Naut.) Coming from a point well abaft the beam,
but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object.
2. (Mach.) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in
planes forming a right angle with each other.
Quar"ter*ing, n. 1. A station. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu.