quarrell

Noun (1)

quarrel (countable and uncountable, plural quarrels)

1. (countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
   • We got into a silly quarrel about what food to order.

   Synonyms:

   argument, argy-bargy, altercation, contention, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, brawl, clash

2. (countable) Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this.
   • A few customers in the shop had some quarrels with us, so we called for the manager.
3. (rare, uncountable) A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness.
   • If I can faſten but one cup vpon him, / With that which he hath drunke to night already, / Hee'll be as full of quarrell and offence, / As my young miſtris dog:— [...]c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragœdy of Othello, the Moore of Venice. […] (First Quarto), London: […] N[icholas] O[kes] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1622, →OCLC, [Act...

Noun (2)

quarrel (countable and uncountable, plural quarrels)

1. (countable, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section.
   • Twanged the ſtring, out flew the quarell long, / And through the ſubtile aire did ſinging pas, / It hit the knight the buckles rich among, / Wherewith his pretious girdle faſt'ned was, / It bruſed them and pearſt his hawberke ſtrong, / Some little blood downe trickled on the gras; [...]1600, [Torquato Tasso], “The Seuenth Booke of Godfrey of Bulloigne”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold]...

   Synonyms:

   carrel, quarry

2. (countable) A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window.

   Synonyms:

   quarry

3. (Northern England, countable) A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively.

   Synonyms:

   quarry

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