QUARTEROON

Noun

quarteroon (plural quarteroons)

Obsolete form of quadroon.

Source: Wiktionary


Quar"ter*on, Quar"ter*oon, n.

Definition: A quadroon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

20 September 2024

NECESSITATE

(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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