单词 | on the square |
释义 | > as lemmason (also upon) the square 12. on (also upon) the square. extracted from squareadj. a. With a square front; face to face; directly, openly. Now rare. ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ (a) (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.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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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? < as lemmas |
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