quarry

  • 1quarry — quar‧ry [ˈkwɒri ǁ ˈkwɔː , ˈkwɑː ] noun quarries PLURALFORM [countable] a place where large amounts of stone, sand etc are dug out of the ground: • a granite quarry quarry verb [transitive] : • granite that is quarried in Brazil * * * Ⅰ …

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  • 2Quarry — Quar ry, n.; pl. {Quarries}. [OE. querre, OF. cuiri[ e]e, F. cur[ e]e, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L. corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the akin of the beast. See {Cuirass}.] 1. (a) A part of the entrails of the beast taken,… …

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  • 3Quarry — Quar ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarrying}.] To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4Quarry — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Jerry Quarry (1945–1999), US amerikanischer Boxer Mike Quarry (1951–2006), US amerikanischer Boxer Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort b …

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  • 5quarry — from which stone is extracted [15] and quarry which one hunts [14] are quite different words. The former was borrowed from Old French quarriere, a derivative of *quarre ‘square stone’. This went back to Latin quadrum ‘square’, which was based on… …

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  • 6quarry — Ⅰ. quarry [1] ► NOUN (pl. quarries) ▪ an open excavation in the earth s surface from which stone or other materials are extracted. ► VERB (quarries, quarried) 1) extract from a quarry. 2) cut into (rock or ground) to obtain …

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  • 7quarry — from which stone is extracted [15] and quarry which one hunts [14] are quite different words. The former was borrowed from Old French quarriere, a derivative of *quarre ‘square stone’. This went back to Latin quadrum ‘square’, which was based on… …

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  • 8quarry — quarry1 [kwôr′ē, kwär′ē] n. pl. quarries [var. of QUARREL1] a square or diamond shaped piece of glass, tile, etc. quarry2 [kwôr′ē, kwär′ē] n. pl. quarries [ME querre, orig., parts of the prey put on the hide and fed to dogs < OFr cuiree,… …

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  • 9Quarry — Quar ry, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carri[ e]re, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See {Quadrate}.] A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the …

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  • 10Quarry — Quar ry, n. [OE. quarre, OF. quarr[ e] square, F. carr[ e], from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See {Quadrate}, and cf. {Quarrel} an arrow.] Same as 1st {Quarrel}. [Obs.] Fairfax. [1913 Webster] …

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