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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. An obsolete form of quarry.
  2. To block up.
  3. n. An obsolete form of quarry.
  4. To coagulate: said of milk in the female breast.
  5. n. An abbreviation of quarter;
  6. n. of quarterly.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A quarry.

Examples

  • “An 'quar'l with his frosted heels, an' spill his liniment;”

    Riley Child-Rhymes

  • “Then all of them were, except Adept/Citizen Purple, who was lost in his own private quar - rel.”

    Fictionaut: Here There Are Monsters

  • “I receive an anonymous communication from a quar - ter which I know to be important, warning me that danger threatens a certain person.”

    Fictionaut: Chennai

  • “(So far, New York seems better cushioned, since the United States accounts for a quar ter of the world economy.)”

    Newsweek: Look Eastward, Bankers

  • “In the white house family quar-ters, the ethos is more Methodist than Baptist.”

    Newsweek: Soulful Matters

  • “It's not worth getting disciplined over a fight in quar-ters.”

    Shaman's Crossing

  • “For another, it had been neatly and efficiently quar-tered before being hung from the roof of the ice cave by its massive right arm.”

    The Chronicles of Riddick

  • “Sed remotis mensis, cum in triclinio regalibus exueretur, tres optimates eum prosequuti, quorum vnus erat comes Haroldus, secundus abbas, tertius episcopus, familiaritatis ausu interrogant quid riserat: mirum omnibus nec immerit� videri, quar� in tanta serenitate diei et neg騮ij, tacentibus c鎡eris, scurrilem cachinnum ejecerit.”

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation

  • “The dying king, reconciled after one last epic quar - rel with a son whom he has mistrusted right down to this moment, has a few things to say to his son and heir.”

    Shakespeare

  • “COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES The total gross salaries and wages paid to employees in the community, social and personal services industry for fourth quar - ter 1999 reflected an annual decrease of 2.1% compared with fourth quarter 1998 and a quarterly increase of 0.7% compared with third quarter 1999.”

    ANC Daily News Briefing

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