quartaut
Definition
Examples
Sentences with the word quartaut
Ainsi, il ne faut plus penser à ton quartaut.Claude Tillier (1801-1844)
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Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of QUARTAUT s. m.
Petite piece de vin qui contient le quart d'un tonneau, ou presque un demi-muid. Le vin se conserve mieux en quartauts, n'est pas si long-temps en perce. Ils sont de differente capacité, selon la diversité des lieux. Chez les Allemans le muid n'a que quatre quartauts, & chez les Anglois il en a 32.
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