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Quarter crown
Roadway area that lies between the centerline and the roadway edge.

Quarter round
Molding used in corners that is a quarter of a circle in profile.

Quarter sawed
Lumber, usually flooring, that has been sawed so that the medulary rays showing on end grain are nearly perpendicular to the face of the lumber.

Quarter sawn
Wood which is cut from a log which has been quartered lengthwise and at an angle of at least 45 degrees between the board face and the annular growth rings, to lessen warping and shrinking.

Quarter section
A quarter of a square mile or a land area of 160 acres that is 1Ú2 mile on each side.

Quartersawed
The annual growth rings form an angle of 45 Degrees 90 Degrees with the surface of the piece. In Quartersawed strips the medullary rays or pith rays in ring porous woods are exposed as flecks which are reflective and produce a distinctive grain pattern.

Quasi
Basically meaning, as if it were, in a sense or manner. Something that appears to be something it is not.

Quasi-contract
Legal obligation to do something imposed upon someone by law, which bears the force of a contract and is subject to legal action as a contract. It is basically a legal obligation to pay for a benefit received as if a contract had actually occurred.

Quatrefoil
Exterior building decoration made of a flower with four petals or a leaf with four leaflets. Alternately, a circular design made of four converging arcs.

Queen anne style
Victorian-era style of home, which is multistory and features turrets, high chimneys and decorative trim.

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