QUARRY


Meaning of QUARRY in English

~ 1

■ noun ( plural quarries ) a place, typically a large pit, from which stone or other materials may be extracted.

■ verb ( quarries , ~ing , quarried ) extract from a ~.

↘cut into (rock or ground) to obtain stone or other materials.

Derivatives

quarrier noun

~man noun ( plural ~men ).

Origin

ME: from a var. of med. L. quareria , from OFr. quarriere , based on L. quadrum 'a square'.

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~ 2

■ noun ( plural quarries ) an animal being hunted.

↘a person or thing being chased or sought.

Origin

ME (orig. denoting the parts of a deer placed on a hide for the hounds): from OFr. cuiree , alt. of couree , based on L. cor 'heart'.

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~ 3

■ noun ( plural quarries )

1》 a diamond-shaped pane in a lattice window.

2》 (also ~ tile ) an unglazed floor tile.

Origin

C16: alt. of quarrel 2 , which in ME denoted a lattice windowpane.

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