'Hollow square' definitions:

Definition of 'Hollow square'

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  • Hollow \Hol"low\, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. Hole.]
  • 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913 Webster]
  • Hollow with boards shalt thou make it. --Ex. xxvii. 8. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken. [1913 Webster]
  • With hollow eye and wrinkled brow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Hollow newel (Arch.), an opening in the center of a winding staircase in place of a newel post, the stairs being supported by the wall; an open newel; also, the stringpiece or rail winding around the well of such a staircase.
  • Hollow quoin (Engin.), a pier of stone or brick made behind the lock gates of a canal, and containing a hollow or recess to receive the ends of the gates.
  • Hollow root. (Bot.) See Moschatel.
  • Hollow square. See Square.
  • Hollow ware, hollow vessels; -- a trade name for cast-iron kitchen utensils, earthenware, etc.
  • Syn: Syn.- Concave; sunken; low; vacant; empty; void; false; faithless; deceitful; treacherous. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hollow square'

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  • Square \Square\ (skw[^a]r), n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. ['e]querre a carpenter's square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL. exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr. quattuor four. See Four, and cf. Quadrant, Squad, Squire a square.]
  • 1. (Geom.) (a) The corner, or angle, of a figure. [Obs.] (b) A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right angles. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so; as: (a) A square piece or fragment. [1913 Webster]
  • He bolted his food down his capacious throat in squares of three inches. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] (b) A pane of glass. (c) (Print.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers. (d) (Carp.) One hundred superficial feet. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets. [1913 Webster]
  • The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large square of the town. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Mech. & Joinery) An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Hence, a pattern or rule. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Arith. & Alg.) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8 [times] 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a^2 + 2ab + b^2. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • They of Galatia [were] much more out of square. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
  • I have not kept my square. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Mil.) A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron. "The brave squares of war." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level. [1913 Webster]
  • We live not on the square with such as these. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. (Astrol.) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 11. The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • 12. The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • fair and square in a fair, straightforward, and honest manner; justly; as, he beat me fair and square.
  • Geometrical square. See Quadrat, n., 2.
  • Hollow square (Mil.), a formation of troops in the shape of a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle.
  • Least square, Magic square, etc. See under Least, Magic, etc.
  • On the square, or Upon the square, (a) in an open, fair manner; honestly, or upon honor; justly. [Obs or Colloq.] (b) at right angles.
  • On the square with, or Upon the square with, upon equality with; even with. --Nares.
  • To be all squares, to be all settled. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
  • To be at square, to be in a state of quarreling. [Obs.] --Nares.
  • To break no squares, to give no offense; to make no difference. [Obs.]
  • To break squares, to depart from an accustomed order. [Obs.]
  • To see how the squares go, to see how the game proceeds; -- a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard being formed with squares. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]