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单词 on the square
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on (also upon) the square
12. on (also upon) the square.
a. With a square front; face to face; directly, openly. Now rare.
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the world > space > relative position > opposite position > opposite [phrase] > face to face
neb to neblOE
face to (earlier and, for) face1535
front to fronta1585
on (also upon) the square?1611
nose to nose1732
society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > openness or unconcealedness > [adverb]
barelyc950
beforeOE
openlyOE
nakedly?c1225
in a person's bearda1250
opelyc1275
apertly1297
commonlya1325
opena1325
overtlyc1325
pertlya1375
plainc1380
in (also on) opena1382
in apertc1384
plainlyc1390
in open (also general) audiencea1393
aperta1400
in commonaltya1400
outa1400
without laina1400
in commonc1400
publishlyc1400
pertc1410
in publicc1429
on higha1450
in pert1453
to a person's facea1470
into heightc1480
forthward?1504
but hidel?1507
publicly1534
uncolouredly1561
roundly1563
famously1570
vulgarly1602
above board1603
round1604
displayedly1611
on (also upon) the square?1611
undisguisedly1611
broadly1624
discoveredly1659
unveiledly1661
under a person's nose1670
manifestly1711
before faces1762
publically1797
overboard1834
unashamedly1905
upfront1972
?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xiii. 138 But when he fell into the strengths the Grecians did maintain, And that they fought upon the square [Gk. ἀντίοι], he stood as fetter'd then.
1677 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer iv. 61 Prithee bid 'em come up,..captain, for now I can talk with her upon the square.
1691 J. Dryden King Arthur v. i. 43 How's this, a Sally?..Beyond my Hopes, to meet 'em on the square.
1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Jewish War vi. vii, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 940 Nor were [they] strong enough to fight with the Romans any longer upon the square.
1821 C. Lamb Old & New Schoolmaster in Elia 1st Ser. He is awkward, and out of place, in the society of his equals... He cannot meet you on the square.
b. In a fair, honest, or straightforward manner; without artifice, deceit, fraud, or trickery.Very common from c1670, frequently with reference to playing or gaming.
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1668 J. Dryden Sr Martin Mar-all i. 6 Scarce one Woman in an hundred will play with you upon the Square.
1680 C. Cotton Compl. Gamester (ed. 2) 4 These Rooks can do little harm in the day time at an Ordinary, being forc'd to play upon the Square.
1719 Free-thinker No. 135. 2 In an Age, wherein it is almost become the Glory of States to circumvent each other, who does not see the Necessity of playing upon the Square?
1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. ix. 64 He had play'd on the square with them.
1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel II. ii. 36 While Lord Glenvarloch chose to play, men played with him regularly, or, according to the phrase, upon the square.
1844 W. M. Thackeray Barry Lyndon i. xiv, in Fraser's Mag. July 94/2 No man could play with me through Europe on the square.
(b)1668 J. Dryden Secret-love iv. i. 38 'Gad, I love upon the square, I can endure no tricks to be used to me.1689 T. Rymer View Govt. Europe 62 They no longer treated on the square with their people.1701 D. Defoe Villainy of Stockjobbers (ed. 2) 15 Then we shall Trade upon the square; Honesty and Industry will be the method of Thriving.1736 G. Lillo Fatal Curiosity i. i And he, who deals with mankind on the square,..undoes himself.1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 75. §11 The greater part had indeed always professed to court, as it is termed, upon the square.1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. viii. xii. 356 I shall act upon the square with you.1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 378/2 Some of the fraternity..do not always deal ‘upon the square’.1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood II. ii. 38 I could not help doubting if everything was done on the square, as they say.
c. Upon terms of equality or friendship with another or others; also, even or ‘quits’ with another. Obsolete.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > equality [phrase] > equal or even with
on even board with1631
on (also upon) the square1692
in with1741
up with ——1741
upsides with1746
(to be) upshots (with)1877
the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > on friendly terms [phrase] > upon terms of equality or friendship
on (also upon) the square1692
1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. x. 219 They chose rather to be Lorded over once more by a Tyrant..than endure their Brethren and Friends to be upon the square with them.
1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires iii. 39 We live not on the Square with such as these: Such are our Betters who can better please.
1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 99 No body ventures to say in general, that he's upon the Square with Men of a great Merit.
1710 D. Manley Mem. Europe I. i. 22 They are now upon the Square with one another.
d. In predicative use without const.: Free from duplicity or unfairness; honest, straightforward, upright. Now slang.
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1682 Penn in Dixon Life (1872) xxiii. 207 Keep upon the square, for God sees you.
1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 39. ⁋20 They us'd Seconds, who were to see that all was upon the Square.
1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope I. xxi. 262 All of 'em trade..in the most upright and friendly Manner..with the Europeans, whenever the latter are upon the Square.
1839 in ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue (1857) 34 On the square, honest, square.
1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xxxvii. 325 I'm not going to throw you over. I've always been on the square with you.
1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 53 An unfortunate stowaway, who..was ‘peached’ on by a steerage passenger who he thought was ‘on the square’.
e. to set on or upon the square, to set or put right, or in proper order. rare.
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the world > relative properties > order > put in (proper) order [verb (transitive)] > put in order or set to rights
rightOE
to set to rights1668
sort1827
to set on or upon the square1846
1846 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles xv. 255 Awaiting the great day when all things shall be set on the square.
1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xxiii. 262 Leaving much..to be redressed and adjusted and balanced, and finally set upon the square, on that great coming day.
f. In literal sense: At right angles; in a square or solid form.
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the world > space > relative position > position at right angles to something > at right angles [phrase]
at right angles?a1425
in a square?a1560
by equiangles1593
in right angle1687
on (also upon) the square1883
the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [phrase] > in a square form
on (also upon) the square1904
1883 Specif. Alnwick & Cornhill Railway 44 This Bridge is to be built under the Railway, on the square.
1904 Daily Chron. 1 Sept. 4/5 The Japanese soldier is never weedy. He is built on the square.
g. Having membership of the Freemasons; in accordance with the Masonic code.
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society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [phrase] > in accordance with freemasonry
on (also upon) the square1888
1888 R. Kipling Man who would be King in Phantom 'Rickshaw 73 I am hoping you will give him the message on the Square.
1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas, Mother-lodge (refrain) We met upon the Level an' we parted on the Square.
1927 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals (1932) 172 I told him I was something else besides a G.P...From then on he told the tale on the Square.
1974 Times Educ. Suppl. 21 June 2/4 How many local councils..are riddled with freemasonry? At how many appointments are the best men..passed over because they are not on the square?
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