quarrant

[Ir. & Gael. cuaran a sock; Wel. kuaran a shoe. A kind of shoe made of untanned leather. ( Scotch.) *quarre, s . & a. [QUARRY (1), s .] A. As subst .: A quarry. B. As adj .: Square. Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow'd." Shakesp.: Tempest , iii. 1. 5. To find fault; to cavil. "To admit the thing and quarrel about the name, is to make ourselves ridiculous." -Bramhall : Against Hobbes. *B. Transitive : 1. To quarrel with. 2. To find fault with; to challenge, to reprove; as, to quarrel a word. 3. To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estates or rights.