squareness, squarenesse

[Eng. square, a.; -ne .] 1. Lit.: The quality or state of being square. "Then beginneth he to spread and burnish in square ne e." P. Holland: Pliny, bk. xi., ch. xxxvii. 2. Fig.: Fairne , honesty, frankne . squär-er, s. [ Eng.squar ( e ); -er.] I. Lit .: One who squares; as, a squarer of the circle. *II. Figuratively : 1. One who quarrels; a hot-headed, quarrelsome person. "Is there no young squarer now, that will make a voyage with him to the devil?"- Shakesp .: Much Ado about Nothing, i. 1. 2. One who spars; a sparrer.