What is "quarry"

Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quarried; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarrying.] To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.

Quarry \Quar"ry\, n. [OE. quarre, OF. quarr['e] square, F. carr['e], from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quarrel an arrow.] Same as 1st Quarrel. [Obs.]
--Fairfax.

Quarry \Quar"ry\, a. [OF. quarr['e].] Quadrate; square. [Obs.]

Quarry \Quar"ry\, n.; pl. Quarries. [OE. querre, OF. cuiri['e]e, F. cur['e]e, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L. corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the akin of the beast. See Cuirass.]

1. 1. A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.

   2. 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.

Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. i. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
--L'Estrange.

Quarry \Quar"ry\, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carri[`e]re, 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) .

"what is hunted," early 14c., quirre "entrails of deer placed on the hide and given to dogs of the chase as a reward," from Anglo-French quirreie, Old French cuiriee "the spoil, quarry" (Modern French curée), altered (by influence of Old French cuir "skin," from Latin corium "hide"), from Old French corée "viscera, entrails," from Vulgar Latin *corata "entrails," from Latin cor "heart" (see heart). Sense of "anything chased in hunt" is first recorded 1610s; earlier "bird targeted by a hawk or other raptor" (late 15c.).

"open place where rocks are excavated," c.1400 (mid-13c. as a place name), from Medieval Latin quareia, dissimilated from quarreria (mid-13c.), literally "place where stones are squared," from Latin quadrare "to square" (see quadrant).

1774, from quarry (n.2). Related: Quarried; quarrying.

Etymology 1 n. A site for mine stone, limestone or slate. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To obtain (mine) stone by extraction from a quarry. 2 (context figuratively transitive English) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching. Etymology 2

n. 1 An animal which is hunted, notably mammal or bird. 2 A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds. 3 An object of search or pursuit. vb. To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. Etymology 3

n. A diamond-shaped tile or pane, notably of glass or stone.

1. n. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: prey, target, fair game]

2. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" [syn: pit, stone pit]

3. animal hunted or caught for food [syn: prey]

4. v. extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble"

5. [also: quarried]

thumb|upright=1.3|Stone quarry in Soignies, Hainaut (province), Belgium. A quarry is a place from which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate has been excavated from the ground. A quarry is the same thing as an open-pit mine from which minerals are extracted. The only trivial difference between the two is that open-pit mines that produce building materials and dimension stone are commonly referred to as quarries.

The word quarry can also include the underground quarrying for stone, such as Bath stone.

A quarry is a type of mine, usually open-cast, generally for the extraction of stone or fossil fuel.

Quarry or Quarries may also refer to:

• The target of a chase, especially during a hunt; see Game (food)

Quarry (formerly Quarry Integrated Communications) is a privately held marketing communications and advertising agency headquartered in St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada. Quarry employs approximately 100 people in its headquarters and its locations in Durham, North Carolina and San Jose, California, USA.

Bruce Bendinger (Editor, Advertising: The Business of Brands) identified Quarry as an early adopter of the practice of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC). Quarry has also been cited as a leading practitioner of IMC in a marketing textbook by Philip Kotler. Quarry’s offering includes BrandErgonomics customer experience marketing, and it has been cited as a leader in the field of personas development by Forrester Research. Quarry’s services include strategic insight and research, branding, advertising, public relations, marketing automation, sales force support and Web and digital media.

Quarry is a novel by Ally Kennen published in February 2011. Until the delivery date, the book was planned to be called "Rites", but on 27 February 2010, the name was officially changed to "Quarry".

Quarry is an upcoming American television series based on the novels of Max Allan Collins. An eight-episode first season was ordered by Cinemax in February 2015. The series was created for television by Graham Gordy and Michael D. Fuller and was directed by Greg Yaitanes. While the series' main setting is Memphis, it was filmed in both Memphis and New Orleans. The series will premiere on Cinemax on September 9, 2016.

Quarry is the story of Mac Conway, a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. As he struggles to cope with his experiences at war, Conway is drawn into a network of killing and corruption that spans the length of the Mississippi River.