11. The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel. [R.]

12. The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or

embroidered. [Obs.] Shak.

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, in an open, fair manner;

honestly, or upon honor. [Obs. or Colloq.] -- On, 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 square, to give no offense; to

make no difference. [Obs.] -- To break squares, to depart from an

accustomed order. -- 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.

Square (?), a. 1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right

angles; as, a square figure.

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