The wise man's folly is anatomized Even by squandering glances of
the fool.
Shak.
Squan"der, n. The act of squandering; waste.
Squan"der*er (?), n. One who squanders.
Squan"der*ing*ly, adv. In a squandering manner.
Square (?), n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. équerre 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, Squer a square.] 1. (Geom.) (a) The corner, or angle,
of a figure. [Obs.] (b) A parallelogram having four equal sides and
four right angles.
2. Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so; as: (a) A square
piece or fragment.
He bolted his food down his capacious throat in squares of three
inches.
Sir W. Scott.
(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.
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.
The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large square of the
town.
Addison.
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.