four-squareadj.adv.n.

Brit.

/ˌfɔːˈskwɛː/,

/ˈfɔːskwɛː/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrˌskwɛr/,

/ˌfɔrˈskwɛr/

Etymology: < four adj. + square n.

A. adj. (and adv.)

a. Having four equal sides; square.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > quadrilateral > square or rectangular > square

quarryc1300

four-squarea1400

squarec1400

four-squared1513

quadrant1517

squadrant1599

quadran1605

quadratic1656

quadrantal1690

quadriform1856

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 19843 A mikel linnen clath four squar Laten dun, him thoght was þar.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur i. iii There was sene in the chircheyard ayenst the hyghe aulter a grete stone four square.

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xviii^v White whete is lyke polarde whete in y^e busshell..and the eyre is foure square.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 59 Adioyning is another foure-square roome.

1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator (1748) II. 279 A four-square looking-glass.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. vi. 164 The four-square keep of Granson.

figurative and in extended use.1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1304 Six~teene is a number quadrangular or foure-square.1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) vi. 135 Goneril is..the more incapable of any hatred which is not solid and four-square.1886 J. R. Lowell Wks. (1890) VI. 176 One of Aristotle's four-square men, capable of holding his own in whatever field he may be cast.

b. quasi-adv. In a square form or position.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adverb]

strongeOE

fastOE

stably1297

strengthlya1400

unabasedlyc1425

unfaintlyc1425

four-squarec1430

strengthilyc1485

determinedlyc1540

resolutely1549

determinately1556

martyr-like1579

resolvedly1587

strongly1591

undauntedly1598

heart and soul1620

fairly and squarely1628

bently1645

decisively1653

supportinglya1664

setly1673

decidedly1770

martyrly1819

immitigably1824

staunchly1825

unshrinkingly1826

unflinchingly1833

hell-bent1863

square1867

fair and square1870

full-bloodedly1898

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > quadrilateral > square

four-squarec1430

quadrantlya1552

foursquarewise1610

squarewise1612

square1631

squarely1828

c1430 Two Cookery-bks. i. 46 Caste by þe cake round abowte, & close hym four-square.

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. viii^v Beyr barley..hath an eyre thre inches of length or more set foure square.

1852 Ld. Tennyson Ode Wellington 39 That tower of strength Which stood four~square to all the winds that blew!

figurative.1845 R. C. Trench Fitness Holy Script. iii. 57 We have a Gospel which stands thus four-square, with a side facing each side of the spiritual world.1877 L. Morris Epic of Hades iii. 30 It is strength To live four-square.1884 Warfield in Christian Treasury Feb. 90/1 A masterly argument..set four~square against all possible opposition.

B. n.

A figure having four equal sides.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > quadrilateral > square

quadrate1471

square1551

quadran1578

four-square1587

squadrature1592

monomino1954

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xv. 276 A fiuesquare conteineth both a Fowersquare and a Triangle.

1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies 32 You may forme the stone..into a foure~square.

1696 Temple Ess. (ed. 4) iii. §2 175 Peking..is a regular Four-square; the Wall of each side is six Miles in length.

1787 M. Cutler Jrnl. 4 July in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) I. 224 The whole roof forms the base of the steeple in a four-square.

1844 W. Upton Physioglyphics 174 It is then of a shape between a circle and four-square.

Derivatives

† ˈfour-squared adj. Obsolete = A.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > quadrilateral > square or rectangular > square

quarryc1300

four-squarea1400

squarec1400

four-squared1513

quadrant1517

squadrant1599

quadran1605

quadratic1656

quadrantal1690

quadriform1856

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. ix. 78 He Stude schydand ane four-squayr akyne tre.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lament. iii. 9 He hath stopped vp my wayes with foure squared stones.

1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. O ij Walwurt..hath a forsquared stalk and full of ioyntes.

1694 T. Molyneux in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 181 Our Irish Basaltes is composed of Columns, whereof none are four-squared.

1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais iv. xl. 160 It threw..four squar'd Steel Boults.

foursquarewise adv. forming a square.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > quadrilateral > square

four-squarec1430

quadrantlya1552

foursquarewise1610

squarewise1612

square1631

squarely1828

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 701 The West part, is compassed in with a verie faire wall and the river together, fouresquarewise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	four-square
释义	four-squareadj.adv.n. Brit. /ˌfɔːˈskwɛː/, /ˈfɔːskwɛː/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌskwɛr/, /ˌfɔrˈskwɛr/ Etymology: < four adj. + square n. A. adj. (and adv.) a. Having four equal sides; square. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > quadrilateral > square or rectangular > square quarryc1300 four-squarea1400 squarec1400 four-squared1513 quadrant1517 squadrant1599 quadran1605 quadratic1656 quadrantal1690 quadriform1856 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 19843 A mikel linnen clath four squar Laten dun, him thoght was þar. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur i. iii There was sene in the chircheyard ayenst the hyghe aulter a grete stone four square. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xviii^v White whete is lyke polarde whete in y^e busshell..and the eyre is foure square. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 59 Adioyning is another foure-square roome. 1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator (1748) II. 279 A four-square looking-glass. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. vi. 164 The four-square keep of Granson. figurative and in extended use.1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1304 Six~teene is a number quadrangular or foure-square.1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) vi. 135 Goneril is..the more incapable of any hatred which is not solid and four-square.1886 J. R. Lowell Wks. (1890) VI. 176 One of Aristotle's four-square men, capable of holding his own in whatever field he may be cast. b. quasi-adv. In a square form or position. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adverb] strongeOE fastOE stably1297 strengthlya1400 unabasedlyc1425 unfaintlyc1425 four-squarec1430 strengthilyc1485 determinedlyc1540 resolutely1549 determinately1556 martyr-like1579 resolvedly1587 strongly1591 undauntedly1598 heart and soul1620 fairly and squarely1628 bently1645 decisively1653 supportinglya1664 setly1673 decidedly1770 martyrly1819 immitigably1824 staunchly1825 unshrinkingly1826 unflinchingly1833 hell-bent1863 square1867 fair and square1870 full-bloodedly1898 the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > quadrilateral > square four-squarec1430 quadrantlya1552 foursquarewise1610 squarewise1612 square1631 squarely1828 c1430 Two Cookery-bks. i. 46 Caste by þe cake round abowte, & close hym four-square. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. viii^v Beyr barley..hath an eyre thre inches of length or more set foure square. 1852 Ld. Tennyson Ode Wellington 39 That tower of strength Which stood four~square to all the winds that blew! figurative.1845 R. C. Trench Fitness Holy Script. iii. 57 We have a Gospel which stands thus four-square, with a side facing each side of the spiritual world.1877 L. Morris Epic of Hades iii. 30 It is strength To live four-square.1884 Warfield in Christian Treasury Feb. 90/1 A masterly argument..set four~square against all possible opposition. B. n. A figure having four equal sides. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > quadrilateral > square quadrate1471 square1551 square1551 quadran1578 four-square1587 squadrature1592 monomino1954 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xv. 276 A fiuesquare conteineth both a Fowersquare and a Triangle. 1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies 32 You may forme the stone..into a foure~square. 1696 Temple Ess. (ed. 4) iii. §2 175 Peking..is a regular Four-square; the Wall of each side is six Miles in length. 1787 M. Cutler Jrnl. 4 July in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) I. 224 The whole roof forms the base of the steeple in a four-square. 1844 W. Upton Physioglyphics 174 It is then of a shape between a circle and four-square. Derivatives † ˈfour-squared adj. Obsolete = A. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > quadrilateral > square or rectangular > square quarryc1300 four-squarea1400 squarec1400 four-squared1513 quadrant1517 squadrant1599 quadran1605 quadratic1656 quadrantal1690 quadriform1856 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. ix. 78 He Stude schydand ane four-squayr akyne tre. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lament. iii. 9 He hath stopped vp my wayes with foure squared stones. 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. O ij Walwurt..hath a forsquared stalk and full of ioyntes. 1694 T. Molyneux in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 181 Our Irish Basaltes is composed of Columns, whereof none are four-squared. 1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais iv. xl. 160 It threw..four squar'd Steel Boults. foursquarewise adv. forming a square. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > quadrilateral > square four-squarec1430 quadrantlya1552 foursquarewise1610 squarewise1612 square1631 squarely1828 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 701 The West part, is compassed in with a verie faire wall and the river together, fouresquarewise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.n.a1400
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