quarries
plural of quarry
quarries
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarry
Source: Wiktionary
Quar"ry, n. Etym: [OE. quarre, OF. quarré square, F. carré, from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quarrel an arrow.]
Definition: Same as 1st Quarrel. [Obs.] Fairfax.
Quar"ry, a. Etym: [OF. quarré.]
Definition: Quadrate; square. [Obs.]
Quar"ry, n.; pl. Quarries. Etym: [OE. querre, OF. cuiriée, F. curée, 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, given to the hounds. (b) A heap of game killed.
2. The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks. "The stone-dead quarry." Spenser. The wily quarry shunned the shock. Sir W. Scott.
Quar"ry, v. i.
Definition: To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. L'Estrange.
Quar"ry, n. Etym: [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carrière, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See Quadrate.]
Definition: A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a).
Quar"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarrying.]
Definition: To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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