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quarles

quarles is the plural of quarle.

Proper noun capitalized: Quarles

Quarles (countable and uncountable, plural Quarleses)

  1. A hamlet in Holkham parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF883387).
  2. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.
    • I have been reading lately what of [Francis] Quarles's poetry I could get. He was a contemporary of [George] Herbert, and a kindred spirit.1843 October 16, Henry David Thoreau, “To Mrs. Emerson”, in F[ranklin] B[enjamin] Sanborn, editor, The Writings of Henry David Thoreau: Familiar Letters, volume VI (Familiar Letters), Boston, Mass....
  4. A pseudonym of Edgar Allan Poe.

Forms of quarles

pluralQuarleses
alternative formQualls

Origin of quarles

From Old English *hwerflas, nominative/accusative plural form of hwerfel (“circle”), perhaps referred to an ancient circle of stones.

Words formed from quarles

Questions about quarles

What does quarles mean?
Quarles means a hamlet in Holkham parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF883387).
What is quarles the plural of?
Quarles is the plural of quarle.
What part of speech is quarles?
Quarles is a proper noun.

Words near quarles in the dictionary

  1. quarkoniums
  2. quarks
  3. quarkyonic
  4. quarl
  5. quarle
  6. quarles
  7. Quarleses
  8. Quarlesian
  9. quarls
  10. Quarmby
  11. Quarmbys

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