1. En forme de carré.
2. (Au figuré) Ouvert.
3. (Au figuré) Direct. Un propos carré.
ETYM Old Eng. burlich strong, excellent; perh. orig. fit for a lady's bower, hence handsome, manly, stout. Related to Bower.
1. Having a large, strong, or gross body; stout.
2. Coarse and rough; boisterous.
Given to expressing oneself freely or insistently; SYN. vocal.
1. Having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
2. Characterized by honesty and fairness; SYN. straight.
3. Without evasion or compromise; SYN. straightforward.
4. (Informal) Leaving no balance
5. (Slang) Rigidly conventional or old-fashioned; SYN. straight.
1. Quadrilatère ŕ angles droits et côtés égaux.
2. Foulard.
3. (Maritime) Salle des officiers.
ETYM Old Fren. esquarre, esquierre, French équerre a carpenter's square (cf. Italian squadra), from (assumed) Late Lat. exquadrare to make square; Latin ex + quadrus a square, from quattuor four. Related to Four, Quadrant, Squad, Squer a square.
1. (Informal) A formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views; SYN. square toes.
2. A tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles.
3. Any object having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles.
4. The product of two equal terms; SYN. second power.
Baguette métallique protégeant le bord du ski.