This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[Fr., from Ital.] Having four equal side and four right angles. In carpentry, the square has at least one right angle and two or more straight edges. It includes a carpenter's square L, a T square, and a try square 4.
 
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