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Square (skwâr), n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. équerre a carpenter's square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL. exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr. quattuor four. See Four, and cf. Quadrant, Squad, Squire a square.]
1. (Geom.) (a) The corner, or angle, of a figure. [Obs.] (b) A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right angles.
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2. Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so; as: (a) A square piece or fragment.
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He bolted his food down his capacious throat in squares of three inches. Sir W. Scott.
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(b) A pane of glass. (c) (Print.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers. (d) (Carp.) One hundred superficial feet.
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3. An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets.
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The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large square of the town. Addison.
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4. (Mech. & Joinery) An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.
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5. Hence, a pattern or rule. [Obs.]
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6. (Arith. & Alg.) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; “thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8 × 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a2 + 2ab + b2”.
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7. Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule. [Obs.]
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They of Galatia [were] much more out of square. Hooker.
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I have not kept my square. Shak.
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8. (Mil.) A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron. “The brave squares of war.” Shak.
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9. Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
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We live not on the square with such as these. Dryden.
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10. (Astrol.) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate. [Obs.]
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11. The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel. [R.]
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12. The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered. [Obs.] Shak.
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fair and square in a fair, straightforward, and honest manner; justly; as, “he beat me fair and square”. -- Geometrical square. See Quadrat, n., 2. -- Hollow square (Mil.), a formation of troops in the shape of a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle. -- Least square, Magic square, etc. See under Least, Magic, etc. -- On the square, or Upon the square, (a) in an open, fair manner; honestly, or upon honor; justly. [Obs or Colloq.] (b) at right angles. -- On the square with, or Upon the square with, upon equality with; even with. Nares. -- To be all squares, to be all settled. [Colloq.] Dickens. -- To be at square, to be in a state of quarreling. [Obs.] Nares. -- To break no squares, to give no offense; to make no difference. [Obs.] -- To break squares, to depart from an accustomed order. [Obs.] -- To see how the squares go, to see how the game proceeds; -- a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard being formed with
squares. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
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Square (skwâr), a.
1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, “a square figure”.
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2. Forming a right angle; as, “a square corner”.
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3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, “a man of a square frame”.
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4. Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.
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She's a most triumphant lady, if report be square to her. Shak.
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5. Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest; as, “square dealing”.
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6. Even; leaving no balance; as, “to make or leave the accounts square”.
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7. Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.
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By Heaven, square eaters.
More meat, I say. Beau. & Fl.
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8. (Naut.) At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
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☞ Square is often used in self-explaining compounds or combinations, as in square-built, square-cornered, square-cut, square-nosed, etc.
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Square foot, an area equal to that of a square the sides of which are twelve inches; 144 square inches. -- Square knot, a knot in which the terminal and standing parts are parallel to each other; a reef knot. See Illust. under Knot. -- Square measure, the measure of a superficies or surface which depends on the length and breadth taken conjointly. The units of square measure are squares whose sides are the linear measures; as, square inches, square feet, square meters, etc. -- Square number. See Square, n., 6. -- Square root of a number or Square root of a quantity (Math.), that number or quantity which, multiplied by itself, produces the given number or quantity. -- Square sail (Naut.), a four-sided sail extended upon a yard suspended by the middle; sometimes, the foresail of a schooner set upon a yard; also, a cutter's or sloop's sail boomed out. See Illust. of Sail. -- Square stern (Naut.), a stern having a transom and joining the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a round stern,
which has no transom. -- Three-square, Five-square, etc., having three, five, etc., equal sides; as, a three-square file. -- To get square with, to get even with; to pay off. [Colloq.]
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Square, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squared (skwârd); p. pr. & vb. n. Squaring.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer. See Square, n.]
1. To form with four equal sides and four right angles. Spenser.
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2. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, “to square masons' work”.
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3. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard. Shak.
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4. To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, “to square our actions by the opinions of others”.
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Square my trial
To my proportioned strength. Milton.
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5. To make even, so as to leave no remainder or difference; to balance; as, “to square accounts”.
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6. (Math.) To multiply by itself; as, “to square a number or a quantity”.
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7. (Astrol.) To hold a quartile position respecting.
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The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales. Creech.
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8. (Naut.) To place at right angles with the keel; as, “to square the yards”.
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To square one's shoulders, to raise the shoulders so as to give them a square appearance, -- a movement expressing contempt or dislike. Sir W. Scott. -- To square the circle (Math.), to determine the exact contents of a circle in square measure. The solution of this famous problem is now generally admitted to be impossible.
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Square, v. i.
1. To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit.
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No works shall find acceptance . . .
That square not truly with the Scripture plan. Cowper.
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2. To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel. [Obs.]
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Are you such fools
To square for this? Shak.
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3. To take a boxing attitude; -- often with up, sometimes with off. [Colloq.] Dickens.
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