Quote

kwōt, v.t. to repeat the words of any one: to adduce for authority or illustration: to give the current price of: to enclose within quotation marks: ( Shak. ) to set down in writing.— v.i. to make a quotation.— adj. Quō′table , that may be quoted.— ns. Quō′table ne , Quōtabil′ity .— adv. Quō′tably .— ns. Quōtā′tion , act of quoting: that which is quoted: the current price of anything; Quōtā′tion-mark , one of the marks used to note the beginning and the end of a quotation—generally consisting of two inverted commas at the beginning, and two apostrophes at the end of a quotation; but a single comma and a single apostrophe are frequently used; Quō′ter . [O. Fr. quoter , to number—Low L. quotāre , to divide into chapters and verses—L. quotus , of what number?— quot , how many?]