An automaton, on a clock, that strikes a bell every quarter hour

Less common spelling of one-quarter

One quarter (1/4, ¼, 0.25).

Alternative form of hindquarters

(Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) Having one "half-caste" parent; especially, having three Caucasian and one non-Caucasian grandparents

(Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) A person with one "half-caste" parent and one Caucasian parent

Of the fourth rank or order.

plural of quarter-life crisis

(psychology) A situation resembling the mid-life crisis but taking place earlier, when roughly a quarter of one's life has passed, typically in one's twenties or thirties.

A quarto-sized publication of a play, especially a Shakespearean play, that is considered spurious by virtue of having been copied down during a performance or later reconstructed from memory.