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• Pint — Pint, n. [OE. pinte, F. pinte, fr. Sp. pinta spot, mark, pint, fr. pintar to paint; a mark for a pint prob. having been made on or in a larger measure. See {Paint}.] A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, used in liquid and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pint glass — Conical pint glass A pint glass is a drinking vessel made to hold either a British ( imperial ) pint of 20 imperial fluid ounces (568 mL) or an American pint of 16 U.S. fluid ounces (470 mL). These glasses are used predominantly to… …   Wikipedia

• pint — [[t]pa͟ɪnt[/t]] pints 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A pint is a unit of measurement for liquids. In Britain, it is equal to 568 cubic centimetres or one eighth of an imperial gallon. In America, it is equal to 473 cubic centimetres or one eighth of an… …   English dictionary

• pint */*/ — UK [paɪnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms pint : singular pint plural pints 1) a unit for measuring liquid. In the UK a pint is equal to 0.57 litres and in the US it is equal to 0.48 litres two pints of milk 2) British informal a pint of beer I …   English dictionary

• pint — S2 [paınt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pinte, from Medieval Latin pincta, from Latin, past participle of pingere to paint ; probably because a mark was painted on a bottle to show how much it contained] 1.) written abbreviation pt a …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pint — [pīnt] n. [ME pynte < MFr pinte < ML pinta, prob. < VL * pincta, for L picta, fem. pp. of pingere, to PAINT: orig. prob. a spot marking the level in a measure] 1. a) a unit of liquid measure, equal to 1/ 2 of a liquid quart or 16 fluid… …   English World dictionary

• pint-pot — pintˈ pot noun 1. A pot for holding a pint, esp a pewter pot for beer 2. A seller or drinker of beer • • • Main Entry: ↑pint …   Useful english dictionary

• pint — [ paınt ] noun count * 1. ) a unit for measuring liquid. In the U.K. a pint is equal to 0.57 liters and in the U.S. it is equal to 0.48 liters: two pints of milk 2. ) BRITISH INFORMAL a pint of beer pull pints to work in a bar serving drinks …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pint — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. pinte (13c.), from V.L. *pincta (Cf. O.Prov., Sp., It. pinta), perhaps ultimately from L. picta painted, fem. pp. of pingere (see PAINT (Cf. paint)), on notion of a painted mark on a vessel indicating this measure. Used …   Etymology dictionary

• pint — ► NOUN 1) a unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon, in Britain equal to 0.568 litre and in the US equal to 0.473 litre (for liquid measure) or 0.551 litre (for dry measure). 2) Brit. informal a pint of beer. ORIGIN Old… …   English terms dictionary

• pint-stoup — pintˈ stoup noun A vessel for holding a Scots pint (about 3 imperial pints) • • • Main Entry: ↑pint …   Useful english dictionary