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6. Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.
7. Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.
By Heaven, square eaters.
More meat, I say. Beau. & Fl. 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.
Square is often used in self-explaining compounds or combination, as in square-built, square-cornered,
square-cut, square-nosed, etc.
Square foot, an area equal to that of a square the sides of which are twelwe 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 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.]
Square
(Square), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squared ; p. pr. & vb. n. Squaring.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer.
See Square, n.]
1. To form with four sides and four right angles. Spenser.
2. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square mason's work.
3. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard. Shak.
4. To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others.
Square my trial
To my proportioned strength. Milton. 5. To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.
6. (Math.) To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.
7. (Astrol.) To hold a quartile position respecting.
The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales. Creech. 8. (Naut.) To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.
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.
Square
(Square), v. i.
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