a-squareadv.

/əˈskwɛː/

Etymology: perhaps a prep.¹ + square n.

On the square; aloof, at a safe distance.

ΘΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > kept or placed at a distance apart

a-squarec1460

ysowndir1513

aloof1544

loof1558

aloof off?a1560

clear1600

large1670

abeighc1707

overhand1816

aloofly1891

remotely1897

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 643 The warrok..held him a square, by þat othir syde.

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 596 That herd þe Pardonere wele, & held hym bettir a square.

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 586 Hym had been better to have goon more a-sware.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	a-square
释义	a-squareadv. /əˈskwɛː/ Etymology: perhaps a prep.¹ + square n. On the square; aloof, at a safe distance. ΘΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] > kept or placed at a distance apart a-squarec1460 ysowndir1513 aloof1544 loof1558 aloof off?a1560 clear1600 large1670 abeighc1707 overhand1816 aloofly1891 remotely1897 c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 643 The warrok..held him a square, by þat othir syde. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 596 That herd þe Pardonere wele, & held hym bettir a square. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 586 Hym had been better to have goon more a-sware. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adv.c1460
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