Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quiree (continental Old French cuiriee), from Late Latin *corāta, from cor (heart), with influence from Old French cuir (skin).

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwiˈreː/, /kwɛˈreː/
  • (with stress retraction) IPA(key): /ˈkwireː/, /ˈkwɛreː/, (late) /ˈkwareː/

Noun

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quyrre (uncountable)

  1. The entrails given to hunting dogs as a reward; the quarry.
  2. The giving of these entrails to hounds.
  3. The animals killed in a hunt or the place where they are found.
  4. (rare) The target given to a hawk by a falconer.
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  • English: quarry
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Old French cuirie, from cuir (skin).

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwiˈreː/, /kwæi̯ˈreː/
  • (with stress retraction) IPA(key): /ˈkwireː/, /ˈkwæi̯reː/

Noun

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quyrre (plural quyrres) (rare)

  1. a hide or leather
    blake of lyre Queyers a-namelynges
  2. a cuirass, leather armor
    with oute haberion or quyrre
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