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quar

English

Noun

quar (plural quars)

  1. (obsolete) A quarry
    • A chrysolite, a gem, the very agate / Of state and policy, cut from the quar / Of Machiavel.
  2. (slang) quarantine

Verb

quar (third-person singular simple present quars, present participle quarring, simple past and past participle quarred)

  1. To choke or block (typically a river)

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • quer

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kl?(u)ra, related to qos. Cognate to Ancient Greek ???????? (kladarós, fragile), Old Irish claidim (to empty).

Noun

quar m (indefinite plural qore, definite singular quari, definite plural qoret)

  1. prison, cellar, shelter

Related terms

  • qos

References


Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto kvarFrench quatreItalian quattroSpanish cuatro, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *k?etwóres.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwar/

Numeral

quar

  1. four (4)

Old French

Alternative forms

  • kar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kar/
  • Homophones: kar, qar
  • Rhymes: -ar

Conjunction

quar

  1. for; because; due to this

Descendants

  • French: car

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quag

English

Etymology

Alteration of Middle English quabbe (a marsh, bog), from Old English cwabba (that which shakes or trembles, something soft and flabby). Cognate with Dutch kwab (fleshy lobe).

Noun

quag (plural quags)

  1. (obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.

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