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  • 101square-shouldered — /skwɛə ˈʃoʊldəd/ (say skwair shohlduhd) adjective having shoulders set so as to present an approximately rectangular outline …

  • 102square — 1. n. person who is old fashioned, behaves well, and is traditional 2. v. set something right …

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  • 103square sail — noun a four sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast • Hypernyms: ↑sail, ↑canvas, ↑canvass, ↑sheet …

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  • 104square by the lifts and braces — phrasal : to set the yards at right angles with the keel and with the mast …

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  • 105square-dress — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : swage set …

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  • 106try square — noun a square having a metal ruler set at right angles to another straight piece • Hypernyms: ↑square • Hyponyms: ↑set square * * * noun : an instrument consisting of two straightedges secured at right angles to each other and used for laying off …

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  • 107Steel square — Carpenter s square redirects here. For the plant, see Scrophularia marilandica. The steel square is a tool that carpenters and other tradesmen use. Today the steel square is more commonly referred to as the framing square. It consists of a large… …

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  • 108on the square —    living honestly    Criminal jargon in a society where it is reprehensible to be law abiding:     Going on the square is so dreadfully confining. (Mayhew, 1862)    The Freemasons so describe their participation in their secret society, not… …

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  • 109Five-square — Square Square (skw[^a]r), a. 1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure. [1913 Webster] 2. Forming a right angle; as, a square corner. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and… …

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  • 110Three-square — Square Square (skw[^a]r), a. 1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure. [1913 Webster] 2. Forming a right angle; as, a square corner. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and… …

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