QUARRIED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of quarry 2. to dig stone, etc. from a quarry. Learn more.

Define quarried. quarried synonyms, quarried pronunciation, quarried translation, English dictionary definition of quarried. n. pl. quar·ries 1. a. A hunted animal; prey. b. Hunted animals considered as a group; game. 2. An object of pursuit: The police lost their quarry in the...

QUARRIED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of quarry 2. to dig stone, etc. from a quarry. Learn more.

The meaning of QUARRY is game; specifically : game hunted with hawks. How to use quarry in a sentence.

What does the adjective quarried mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective quarried . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

He built the house from cedarwood logged from the forest behind, and stone he quarried himself. Times, Sunday Times ( 2012 ) There's locally quarried limestone on the floor , original art on the walls, cushions clad in antique textiles .

Granite and limestone are quarried in the vicinity. Many of the older buildings are of a brown sandstone, quarried in or near the city. Limestone quarried in the same year was worth …

Other forms: quarries; quarried; quarrying. Both meanings of quarry have to do with going after something. An animal being hunted is called quarry, and when you dig a hole in the earth looking for rocks, both the digging and the hole are called quarry as well.

[+ object]: to make a quarry in (a place) — usually used as (be) quarried This area has been quarried for limestone. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples

A is quarried (from/out of B) The local rock is quarried from the hillside. B is quarried (for A) The area is being quarried for limestone.