a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
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quartering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry |
quartering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | division |
| Derivation | quarter |
quartering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | housing, living accommodations, lodging |
| Derivation | quarter |
Examples of quartering
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This quartering continued until 1801, with intervals in 1360-1369 and 1420-1422.
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For some recipes, it is just a matter of halving or quartering the ingredients.
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Many were transported abroad, while others were executed by drawing and quartering.
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The conspirators were sentenced to death by hanging, drawing and quartering.
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Cut the mushrooms into roughly even pieces, halving them or quartering them if large.
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The practice of beheading and quartering executed traitors stopped in 1870.
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In Germany and Switzerland, quartering is the norm rather than impalement.
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He was captured and executed by hanging, drawing and quartering at Shrewsbury in 1283.
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Spring, and quartering the rest to plant,one eye, at least, per chunk.
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- A coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
- Living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
- Dividing into four equal parts
- Quartering in heraldry is a method of joining several different coats of arms together in one shield by dividing the shield into equal parts and placing different coats of arms in each division.
- (Quartered) To be hanged, drawn and quartered was from 1351 the penalty in England for men guilty of high treason. The punishment is first recorded during the reign of King Henry III, but became more frequently used under his successor, Edward I. ...
- (Quartered) Note: This is Applicable to Omaha Hi-Lo Poker. This is when Players tie with either a high or a low hand and earn a quarter of the pot.
- (Quartered) Conversion of veneer logs which have been quartered. Produces quarters and half crowns.
- (Quartered) a split between two players for half the pot.
- (Quartered) A milling of a log in four quarters at the center of the log. Then the boards produce a cross graining.
