Quarry

kwor′i, n. an excavation from which stone is taken for building, ., by cutting, blasting, .— v.t. to dig from a quarry:— pa.t. and pa.p. quarr′ied. — adj. Quarr′iable , capable of being quarried.— ns. Quarr′ier , Quarr′y-man , a man who works in a quarry.— adj. Quarr′y-faced , rough-faced.— ns. Quarr′ying-machine′ , a rock-drill; Quarr′y-wa′ter , the water contained in the pores of stone while unquarried, or newly quarried, before its evaporation. [O. Fr. quarriere (Fr. carr ière )—Low L. quadraria —L. quadratus , square.]