quarry3 (kwori)

[ And after, whenne the hert is splayed and ded, he undoeth hym, and maketh his kyrre , and enquyrreth or reward eth his houndes, and so he hath gret likynge. MS. Bodl. 546. ( Hall i well .) Then fersly thay flokked in folk at the laste, & quykly of the quelled dere a querré thay maked. Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1324. 2. A beast of the chase when pursued or slain; any creature hunted by men or by beasts or birds of prey, especially after it has been killed. also quarrey , quary ; quarry , quarrey, 3. quarre, square, thick, quarre , F. carré , of square, quadratus , squared, square; as a noun, L. quadratum , neut., a square, a quadrate, LL. quadratus , m., a square: see quadrate , of which quarryl is a doublet.] I. a. 1. Square; quadrate. Quarré scheld, gode swerd of steil, And launce stef, bite and wel. Arthour and Merlin , p. 111. ( Hall i well .) The simplest form of mould is that employed for stamping flat diamond-shaped pieces of gla for quarry glazing. Gla - making , p. 88. Quarterly Rev., CXLVI. 47. The windows were of small quarry panes. 2. Stout; fat; corpulent. Thycke man he was yron, bot he nas nozt wel long; Quarry he was, and wel ymade vor to be strong. Rob . of Gloucester , p. 412. A quarry, fat man, obes us. Coles, Lat. Dict. ( Hall i well.) II. n.; pl. quarries (-iz). 1. A square or lozenge. Specifically-( a ) A small square tile or paving stone: same as quarrel2, 1 ( α ). To be sure a stone floor was not the pleasantest to dance on, but then, most of the dancers had known what it was to enjoy a Christmas dance on kitchen quarries . IMG:content-1440.jpg:[blocks in formation] Hunted or slaughtered game, or any object eager pursuit. And let me use my sword, I'ld make a quarry With you sands of these quarter'd slaves. Shak., Cor., i. 1. 202. [ quarry3 , n.] I. in- quarry3t (kwor'i), v. trans. To prey, as a vulture or harpy. Like the vulture that is day and night quarrying upon Pro me the us's liver. Sir R. L'Estrange. II. trans. To provide with prey. Now I am bravely quarried . Beau . and Fl. A soldier of renown, and the first provost That ever let our Roman eagles fly On swarthy Ægypt, quarried with her spoils. B. Jonson, Poetaster, v. 1. quarry-faced (kwor'i-fast), a. Rough-faced, as taken from the quarry: Quarry-faced or Rock-faced Masonry. IMG:content-1441.png:[blocks in formation] Bryant, Thanatopsis. The water