亚洲网紅露点

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quarry

1

[ kwawr-ee, kwor-ee ]

noun

plural quarries.
  1. an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
  2. an abundant source or supply.


verb (used with object)

quarried, quarrying.
  1. to obtain (stone) from or as if from a quarry.
  2. to make a quarry in.

quarry

2

[ kwawr-ee, kwor-ee ]

noun

plural quarries.
  1. an animal or bird hunted or pursued.
  2. game, especially game hunted with hounds or hawks.
  3. any object of search, pursuit, or attack.

quarry

3

[ kwawr-ee, kwor-ee ]

noun

plural quarries.
  1. a square stone or tile.

quarry

1

/ 藞办飞蓲谤瑟 /

noun

  1. an open surface excavation for the extraction of building stone, slate, marble, etc, by drilling, blasting, or cutting
  2. a copious source of something, esp information
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to extract (stone, slate, etc) from or as if from a quarry
  2. tr to excavate a quarry in
  3. to obtain (something, esp information) diligently and laboriously

    he was quarrying away in the reference library

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

quarry

2

/ 藞办飞蓲谤瑟 /

noun

  1. an animal, bird, or fish that is hunted, esp by other animals; prey
  2. anything pursued or hunted
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

quarry

3

/ 藞办飞蓲谤瑟 /

noun

  1. a square or diamond shape
  2. something having this shape
  3. another word for quarrel 2
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辩耻补谤顎价颈路补路产濒别 辩耻补谤顎价测路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 耻苍路辩耻补谤顎价颈别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of quarry1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English noun quarrei, quarey, quar(r)i, from Medieval Latin quareia, quarrea, quareria, from Old French quarriere, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin 辩耻补诲谤腻谤颈补 鈥減lace where stone is squared,鈥 derivative of Latin 辩耻补诲谤腻谤别 鈥渢o square鈥

Origin of quarry2

First recorded in 1275鈥1325; Middle English quirre, querre, quirrei 鈥減arts of a deer given to the hounds,鈥 from Old French cuiree, cuiriee, curee 鈥渧iscera, entrails鈥 (probably influenced by cuir 鈥渓eather, hide, skin鈥), from Latin corium 鈥渟kin, hide, leather鈥), from Late Latin 肠辞谤腻迟补 (plural) 鈥渆ntrails,鈥 from cor 鈥渉别补谤迟鈥

Origin of quarry3

First recorded in 1535鈥45; noun use of obsolete adjective quarry 鈥渟quare,鈥 from Old French quarre, from Latin 辩耻补诲谤腻迟耻蝉 quadrate
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of quarry1

C15: from Old French quarriere, from quarre (unattested) square-shaped stone, from Latin 辩耻补诲谤腻谤别 to make square

Origin of quarry2

C14 quirre entrails offered to the hounds, from Old French 肠耻颈谤茅别 what is placed on the hide, from cuir hide, from Latin corium leather; probably also influenced by Old French coree entrails, from Latin cor heart

Origin of quarry3

C16: from Old French 辩耻补谤谤茅; see quarrel
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The land, part of a disused quarry once linked to the town's former steelworks, was identified as the ideal location due to strong local support.

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Police are examining an item found near a quarry which has been at the centre of investigations into the murders of a mother and son almost 50 years ago.

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Twelve massive chunks of white stone were quarried there, transported in their raw state across the border and piled in six pairs adjacent to a Desert Hot Springs wind farm.

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From quarry workers to weavers, welders to tailors, the pictures highlight the diverse, backbreaking work undertaken by the estimated 400 million labourers in India.

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Myers鈥 vision for the area included reintroducing animals that had once been native inhabitants, including tule elk and bighorn sheep, and obliterating man-made intrusions, such as a rock quarry, petroleum waste pits, fences and roads.

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