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• square´-toed´ness — square toed «SKWAIR TOHD», adjective. 1. having a broad, square toe: »square toed shoes. 2. Figurative. old fashioned and homely, as in habits or ideas: »We old people must retain some square toed predilection for the fashions of our youth… …   Useful english dictionary

• square-toed — [skwer′tōd΄] adj. 1. having a broad, square toe: said of a shoe 2. Now Rare old fashioned; conservative * * * …   Universalium

• square-toed — [skwer′tōd΄] adj. 1. having a broad, square toe: said of a shoe 2. Now Rare old fashioned; conservative …   English World dictionary

• square-toed — adjective 1. exaggeratedly proper my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn t approve of my miniskirts • Syn: ↑priggish, ↑prim, ↑prissy, ↑prudish, ↑puritanical, ↑straitlaced, ↑strait laced, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• square-toed — /skwɛə ˈtoʊd/ (say skwair tohd) adjective having a broad, square toe, as a shoe …  

• Square-toed — ( t[=o]d ), a. Having the toe square. [1913 Webster] Obsolete as fardingales, ruffs, and square toed shoes. V. Knox. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• square — n 1. quadrate, rectangle, Rare. tetragon; block, cube. 2. try square, T square, measure, ruler, straightedge, set square, carpenter s square. 3. plaza, place, park, piazza, forum, rialto; town green, green, town common, common, marketplace,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Square (algebra) — In algebra, the square of a number is that number multiplied by itself. To square a quantity is to multiply it by itself.Its notation is a superscripted 2 ; a number x squared is written as x ². Thus: If x is a positive real number, the value of… …   Wikipedia

• Square One Television — Infobox television show name = Square One caption = The Square One TV Logo format = Educational runtime = 30 minutes creator= starring = Reg E. Cathey Beverly Mickins Arthur Howard Larry Cedar Luisa Leschin Cynthia Darlow Cristobal Franco Beverly …   Wikipedia

• square dance — I noun American country dancing in which couples form squares • Syn: ↑square dancing • Hypernyms: ↑country dance, ↑country dancing, ↑contredanse, ↑contra danse, ↑contradance …   Useful english dictionary