Definition of square

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Square (n.) A square piece or fragment.

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Quarrel :: Quarrel (n.) An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.
Courche :: Courche (n.) A square piece of linen used formerly by women instead of a cap; a kerchief.
Yard :: Yard (v. i.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship..
Caramel :: Caramel (n.) A kind of confectionery, usually a small cube or square of tenacious paste, or candy, of varying composition and flavor..
Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles..
Hewn :: Hewn (a.) Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs..
Quadrature :: Quadrature (a.) The act of squaring; the finding of a square having the same area as some given curvilinear figure; as, the quadrature of a circle; the operation of finding an expression for the area of a figure bounded wholly or in part by a curved line, as by a curve, two ordinates, and the axis of abscissas..
Subdural :: Subduplicate (a.) Expressed by the square root; -- said of ratios.
Bowline :: Bowline (n.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled..
Myriare :: Myriare (n.) A measure of surface in the metric system containing ten thousand ares, or one million square meters. It is equal to about 247.1 acres..
Quadrate :: Quadrate (a.) Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square..
Re-formation :: Re-formation (n.) The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square..
Crossjack :: Crossjack (n.) The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast..
Side :: Side (n.) The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc..
Quarrel :: Quarrel (n.) A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile.
Gothic :: Gothic (n.) A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines..
Counterpoint :: Counterpoint (n.) A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane..
Tesseraic :: Tesseraic (a.) Diversified by squares; done in mosaic; tessellated.
Checkered :: Checkered (a.) Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material.
Square :: Square (n.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers..
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