- square adj
- You might think of someone as square who is actually well rounded.
English expressions. 2014.
square adj
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square — [skwer] n. [ME < OFr esquarre < VL * exquadra < * exquadrare, to make square < L ex, out + quadrare, to square < quadrus, a square < base of quattuor,FOUR] 1. a plane figure having four equal sides and four right angles: see… … English World dictionary
square — adj: fitting the factual or legal situation at bar we have been shown no square holding of a Florida court to that effect Milhet Caterers, Inc. v. North Western Meat, Inc., 185 So. 2d 196 (1966) square·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
square — n., adj., adv., & v. n. 1 an equilateral rectangle. 2 a an object of this shape or approximately this shape. b a small square area on a game board. c a square scarf. d an academic cap with a stiff square top; a mortarboard. 3 a an open (usu. four … Useful english dictionary
square — {{11}}square (adj.) c.1300, containing four equal sides and right angles, from SQUARE (Cf. square) (n.). Meaning honest, fair, is first attested 1560s; that of straight, direct is from 1804. Sense of old fashioned is 1944, U.S. jazz slang, said… … Etymology dictionary
square-rigged — ADJ: ADJ n A square rigged sailing ship has large square sails … English dictionary
square — adj, n (a person who is) conventional, conserv ative or unfashionable. Since the 17th century square has been used to mean honest, reputable or straightforward. The modern sense of the word dates from the 1930s jive talk of black jazz musicians… … Contemporary slang
square — skwa(ə)r, skwe(ə)r adj being or converted to a unit of area equal in measure to a square each side of which measures one unit of a specified unit of length <a square foot> * * * (skwār) a plane figure with four equal sides and four… … Medical dictionary
square-rigged — square′ rigged′ adj. naut. navig. having square sails as the principal sails • Etymology: 1760–70 square′ rig′ger, n … From formal English to slang
square-toed — [skwer′tōd΄] adj. 1. having a broad, square toe: said of a shoe 2. Now Rare old fashioned; conservative * * * … Universalium
square-rigged — square rigger, n. /skwair rigd /, adj. Naut. having square sails as the principal sails. [1760 70] * * * … Universalium
