- quarry quar·ry
- I ['kwɒrɪ]
n
Hunting fig predaII ['kwɒrɪ]1. n(mine) cava2. vtcavare
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quarry — quar|ry1 [ kwɔri ] noun 1. ) count a place where stone is dug up out of the ground. A place where coal or MINERALS are dug up is called a mine: a slate/limestone quarry 2. ) singular FORMAL a person or animal that someone is trying to find or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quarry — 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 … Financial and business terms
Quarry — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, a. [OF. quarr[ e].] Quadrate; square. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, v. i. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quar|ry — quar|ry1 «KWAWR ee, KWOR », noun, plural ries, verb, ried, ry|ing. –n. 1. a place where stone is dug, cut, or blasted out for use in building: »an ancient quarry from which the stone has been cut out in smooth masses (Amelia B. Edwards). 2.… … Useful english dictionary
quarry — quar|ry1 [ˈkwɔri US ˈkwo: , ˈkwa: ] n plural quarries [Sense: 1; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: quarriere, from an unrecorded quarre square stone , from Latin quadrum square ] [Sense: 2; Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: cuiree… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Quar — Quar, n. A quarry. [Prov. Eng.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
