quarry
noun
[ ˈkwɒri ]
• a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
• "a limestone quarry"
quarry
verb
• extract (stone or other materials) from a quarry.
• "limestone is quarried for use in blast furnaces"
Origin:
Middle English: from a variant of medieval Latin quareria, from Old French quarriere, based on Latin quadrum ‘a square’. The verb dates from the late 18th century.
quarry
noun
• an animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.
• "grouse are not an easy quarry for a hawk"
Similar:
prey,
victim,
the hunted,
prize,
object,
goal,
target,
kill,
wild fowl,
game,
big game,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cuiree, alteration, influenced by cuir ‘leather’ and curer ‘clean, disembowel’, of couree, based on Latin cor ‘heart’. Originally the term denoted the parts of a deer that were placed on the hide and given as a reward to the hounds.
quarry
noun
• a diamond-shaped pane of glass as used in lattice windows.
• "stained-glass quarries with floral motifs"
• short for quarry tile.
Origin:
mid 16th century: alteration of quarrel2.
