Quar"ry, n.; pl. Quarries (#). [OE. querre, OF. cuiriÈe, F. curÈe, 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. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
L'Estrange.
Quar"ry, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carriËre, 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).
Quar"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quarrying.]
To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
Quar"ry-faced` (?), a. (Stone Masonry) Having a face left as it comes
from the quarry and not smoothed with the chisel or point; -- said of
stones.
Quar"ry-man (?), n.; pl. Quarrymen (&?;). A man who is engaged in
quarrying stones; a quarrier.
Quart (?), n. [F. quart, n. masc., fr. L. quartus the fourth, akin to
quattuor four. See Four, and cf. 2d Carte, Quarto.] The fourth part; a
quarter; hence, a region of the earth. [Obs.]
Camber did possess the western quart.
Spenser.
Quart, n. [F. quarte, n. fem., fr. quart fourth. See Quart a quarter.]
1. A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth
part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints.
In imperial measure, a quart is forty English fluid ounces; in wine
measure, it is thirty-two American fluid ounces. The United States dry
quart contains 67.20 cubic inches, the fluid quart 57.75. The English
quart contains 69.32 cubic inches.