Meanings
quarles1
noun
- pluralplural of quarle
Quarles2
proper nounQuarles (countable and uncountable, plural Quarleses)
plural Quarleses · alternative Qualls
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri, United States.
- countableuncountableA 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.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin and Company, published 1906, →OCLC, page 112 - countableuncountableA pseudonym of Edgar Allan Poe.
Origin
- Old English*hwerflas
- EnglishQuarles
From Old English *hwerflas, nominative/accusative plural form of hwerfel (“circle”), perhaps referred to an ancient circle of stones.
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quarles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarles
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