Defn: To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
QUARRY-FACED
Quar"ry-faced`, a. (Stone Masonry)
Defn: Having a face left as it comes from the quarry and not smoothed with the chisel or point; — said of stones.
QUARRY-MAN
Quar"ry-man, n.; pl. Quarrymen (.
Defn: A man who is engaged in quarrying stones; a quarrier.
QUART Quart, n. Etym: [F. quart, n. masc., fr. L. quartus the fourth, akin to quattuor four. See Four, and cf. 2d Carte, Quarto.]
Defn: The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
[Obs.]
Camber did possess the western quart. Spenser.
QUART Quart, n. Etym: [F. quarte, n. fem., fr. quart fourth. See Quart a quarter.]
1. A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints.
Note: In imperial measure, a quart is forty English fluid ounces; in
wine measure, it is thirty-two American fluid ounces. The United
States dry quart contains 67.20 cubic inches, the fluid quart 57.75.
The English quart contains 69.32 cubic inches.