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.
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Quar"ry, a. [OF. quarr'e.]
Quadrate; square.
[Obs.]
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Quar"ry, n.; pl. Quarries (#). [OE. querre, OF. cuiri'ee, F. cur'ee, 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.
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Quar"ry, v. i.
To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
L'Estrange.
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Quar"ry, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carriere, 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 earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a).
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Quar"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quarrying.]
To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
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