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Little Minerva, with my daddy's faintly square jaw—but on her, the squareness was softer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z
There was a jumble of the usual squareness, with one great block sitting out in the lagoon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z
The squareness of the rock allowed a sort of plinth round it, so mat to the right, over the lagoon, one could inch along a ledge and turn the corner out of sight. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z
There lay another of those pieces of pink squareness that underlay the structure of the island. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z
There is a conscientiousness to Rouvali that can tip into squareness, as I felt when he led the Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony a year ago. Review: A Philharmonic Contender Returns to the Podium 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z
The tale follows defiant youth in 1950s Moscow trying to shake off Soviet squareness. 17 top Seattle entertainment picks for Dec. 4-10 2011-12-01T00:44:04Z
His uncondescending depiction of youth culture in “The Social Network” would seem to suggest he is comfortable in worlds unfamiliar to him, but Mr. Sorkin argued for his own terminal squareness. Television: ‘The Newsroom,’ Aaron Sorkin’s Return to TV 2012-06-06T13:37:35Z
Fortunately, Rose -- kind, smart and grounded -- is the story’s moral center, and Ashley Arlene Nelson winningly embodies her in everything from the quicksilver emotion on her face to the can-do squareness of her shoulders. This 'Dogfight' changes a Marine's life 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z
The series proceeds with the squareness and solidity of a CBS procedural, but one graced with the luxuries of an HBO budget. Review: John Krasinski Brings His Man-Boyish Charm to “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z
If his fleet approach stinted the weight of the Lacrimosa and the intensity of the Sanctus’s joy, it propelled the Requiem through the passages characterized more by Süssmayr’s squareness than Mozart’s genius. Mostly Mozart’s Final Notes Include ‘Passion’ 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z
They are out of time: Their encounters with modernity, with the counterculture, tend to confirm their squareness. 'Mad Men' open for business again in Part 2 of final season 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z
Listen to the original recordings of the great Rodgers & Hart numbers and you will be amazed—and a little shocked—by how much of the thrum and vibrato and rhythmic squareness of operetta they retain. The Pure Artistry of Frank Sinatra 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z
McCartney’s curiosity and squareness — his avoidance of hard drugs, his interest in contemporary art and experimental music, his earnest band diplomacy — was making him more sophisticated and essential with each album. Why “Revolver” still matters: The 50th anniversary of a Beatles masterpiece 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z
Decency is not a vice, and a vague squareness is not so bad, either. ‘Madam Secretary’ Proved TV Didn’t Have to Be Hip to be Great 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z
The comedy, when it doesn’t involve simply shooting random things — a pet bird, a basketball — comes from the cackling killer’s disbelief at the squareness and stupidity of the cops. Television Review: ‘Bullet in the Face’ Is IFC’s Spoofy New Series 2012-08-15T22:40:01Z
But director Johnston and his screenwriters, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, use the vintage squareness of the original Captain America comics to their advantage, nimbly walking the fine line between period spoof and patriotic celebration. "Captain America": A patriotic surprise from the comic-book past 2011-07-21T00:30:00Z
Whereas the other directors aggressively promote their own coolness, flaunting borrowed attitudes and showy retrofitted styles, Mr. Soderbergh revels in squareness, and in a loose self-confidence that disguises its mastery. Review: ‘Logan Lucky’: Steven Soderbergh and His Motley Band of Thieves 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z
And though the rhythms of the “Et resurrexit” gradually grow more fluid, the opening of the section has a strangely mechanistic squareness, given the mystical quality of that part of the text. Music Review | Voices of Ascension: Back to the Roots for Rossini?s ?Petite Messe Solennelle? 2010-03-24T20:56:00Z
The music’s firm squareness suited Mr. Botstein, never the most flexible of conductors. Music Review: In a Tale of Deliverance, It?s Moses to the Rescue 2011-04-22T22:56:01Z
The great weakness of 19th-century music, for all its emotional paroxysms, is squareness — the Romantics are addicted to symmetrical twos and fours. The Pianist Jeremy Denk on the Joys of Chopin, Our Most Catlike Composer 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z
And why not? “Springsteen on Broadway” erases any last whiffs of Broadway squareness that were not totally eradicated by “The Book of Mormon” and “Hamilton.” Review | No doubt about it. Bruce Springsteen belongs on Broadway. 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z
The show took the idea of a music score, or a canvas, or a piece of fabric being square – and explored this theme of squareness. Loewe mixes fashion with giant confetti cubes at Paris show 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z
The rival company was perennially a little bit cooler, sleeker, and more tasteful than the endemic squareness of the Gates estate. Microsoft killed the Zune, but Zune-heads are still here 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z
I think this video is almost inexplicably terrible — it’s trying to deliberately revel in squareness and whiteness but can’t even get those signals right. America, heck yeah! How the campaign announcement video has reshaped politics (or not) 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z
So now here we are, stinking up the place with our gentrifying squareness. Even as a newbie, I know tiny apartments don’t belong in Fremont 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z
I remember their smells, the squareness of their faces, the weight of their bodies, the tangy smell of their sweat, the surprising strength in their limbs. Roxane Gay: ‘My body is a cage of my own making’ 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z
Originally dubbed the Manta for its manta ray-like sole plate feature, Sillies originally focused his design on improving squareness of contact, highlighted by the alignment feature on the crown. Triton named winner of Wilson's "Driver vs. Driver" Golf Channel reality show - Golf Digest 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z
To Ferguson, the squareness of a peg and the roundness of a hole are in the eye of the beholder. Sir Alex Ferguson will bring tactical nous as well as motivation to Madrid 2013-02-11T17:52:57Z
Later, walking through the city with the architect and artist Mark Shepard, the sheer squareness of the city is discussed. Dutch Electronic Art Festival: Art In An Uncertain Europe 2012-05-28T15:34:17Z
The pointed arch remained, however, an undecorated sweep of mouldings, and the plinth corners were rarely touched; in fact there was here scarcely now the same squareness of space which before had asked for ornament. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z
These little pieces, beautifully accurate in their minute squareness, and in their precise length of five inches, are made up into bundles, each of which contains eighteen hundred. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z
The difference between poetry and prose is, therefore, a difference between a general roundness and a general squareness of outline. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z
They hit Microsoft right where it hurt: mocking the company’s squareness in the face of Apple’s monumental coolification of personal electronics. Microsoft Stores Are Very Sad Places 2012-02-13T17:19:09Z
Squareness in things is not without relation to squareness in action and in thinking. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z
Captain Rames was of the middle height with a squareness of build, which his gold epaulets exaggerated at this moment, and he was square, too, of face. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z
A letter folded tall is ridiculous, and one verging towards squareness looks very awkward. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z
His height and strength and squareness, his fearless honesty, his unself-conscious pride and boyish love of life,—she liked them all. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z
A short thick closely cut beard and mustache covered the lower part of his face, disguising but not hiding the squareness of his jaw and the firmness, of his lips. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z
I am not accustomed to having my squareness questioned, Major. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z
His fine and open countenance and clear blue eyes and the martial squareness of his broad shoulders would have won him high regard in any great assembly. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
When I looked at Robert, just his squareness, his size, his power inside, convinced me right away that here's a guy that can really play guard. Gallery being counted on to anchor Seattle line 2011-08-02T01:12:08Z
When I looked at Robert, just his squareness, his size, his power inside, convinced me right away that here’s a guy that can really play guard. Cable and Gallery reunite to try to fix Seattle?s running game 2011-08-02T01:12:38Z
His boyish countenance had taken on more purpose and his jaw had an added squareness. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z
The squareness of Dum's chin and the dimple in Dee's was more of a differentiation in their case than even the eyes. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z
They were always perfectly square and fair in all their dealings, but they demanded squareness and fairness in others. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z
Often, however, it has a somewhat rectangular outline, owing to the squareness of the lower jaw in the rear. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z
Hence the perversion often of even an intelligent critic's estimate: certain squarenesses exist which will not fit into round holes, so, for the sake of classification, the corners must be shaved off. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z
This feeling is due partly to a kind of honesty of which the squareness of a sonnet is symbolic. Colors of Life Poems and Songs and Sonnets 2011-05-09T02:00:03.610Z
I am sure you are confident of my responsibility, and in the sense of squareness that is always in me. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z
It appeared plainly to me that the main object of these contorted groups was to break in upon the squareness and straightness of all the other members of the Doric frieze and architrave. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z
Another thing I wish to record in this chapter is the absolute squareness we found everywhere. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z
A pile may be tested for squareness by jogging it in the cutter table against both the back gage and the side gage, if the machine gages are themselves in perfect adjustment. Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) 2010-12-30T03:00:20.623Z
Sir Samuel had not troubled to remove his overcoat, and the heavy fur collar on this coat accentuated the squareness and breadth of his shoulders. Capricious Caroline
Evidently this method is confined to comparatively small diameters and the squareness of the turned end will be determined by the position of the tool's cutting edge. Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc.
The building was a two-story, shingled structure with an uncompromising squareness about it. Remodeled Farmhouses
It is passed through the first pair, and its squareness is instantly elongated and widened into flatness; rapidly through a second pair, and a third, and a fourth, and a fifth. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I.
To test a pile for squareness, turn part of the pile one quarter way around and match the edges. Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) 2010-12-30T03:00:20.623Z
The object is a compound sensation of whiteness, squareness, etc. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy
Few rugs approach squareness, and rugs wider than seven or eight feet are classed as carpets. The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors.
He is so chock full of grit and squareness that I’ll throw up this job rather than to go out after him for his past deeds, and I mean it, too, Tom.” The Orphan
The training squadron had come into the bay for a day or two on their way to Trinidad, four fine ships, conspicuous by their white ensigns, a squareness of yards, and generally imposing presence. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses
How may a pile be tested for squareness? Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) 2010-12-30T03:00:20.623Z
Her features were strong, particularly her mouth and chin, and she had a repose of manner, a squareness of shoulder, and a serenity of expression that gave her an almost solid appearance. Ancestors A Novel
He was a tall man and very slender, with a certain squareness of shoulder, and great bodily litheness and activity. Home Life of Great Authors
And Riley's name was the symbol of righteousness and squareness throughout his whole vast parish, and beyond. The Wilderness Trail
This also should so break up the edges as to get rid of any feeling of squareness or edginess. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors
How can you test a pile for squareness? Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) 2010-12-30T03:00:20.623Z
The tattooed anchor on his hand and the ill-fitting blue serge suit smacked of the sea while the squareness of his shoulders and the direct gaze of his eye spoke eloquently of authority. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930
She was black-haired, as had been her mother's, and almost swarthy in her complexion, and there was a squareness about her chin which robbed her face of much of its feminine softness. The Landleaguers
The crockets for the most part partake of the squareness which pervades all the foliage of this style. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them
Phelan was completely insensible, but his weight and the squareness of his bulk made it a strenuous task to support him and at the same time remove his coat. Officer 666
Their absolute opposition in every particular.another very fine example, from the exquisite irregularity with which its squareness of general structure is varied and disguised. Modern Painters Volume I (of V)
With a certain natural squareness of nature Beatrice was not the sort of woman to indulge in unwise affairs beyond a certain discreet point. The Gorgeous Girl
She had noticed that his shoulders were losing their squareness, and that his face had grown thin. Thurston of Orchard Valley
Here we have forcibleness and energy to a most marked extent, yet there is a certain grace withal, the extreme squareness of the outer line does not offend the eye as in those of Dodd. The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III.
"I don't mean just the ordinary squareness," Billy Louise put in quietly. The Ranch at the Wolverine
It is this squareness that is the severe test and your great trouble just now. Violin Making 'The Strad' Library, No. IX.
They concealed the squareness of his chin and the determination of his mouth. The Explorer
When a pair of boards has been cut all round, it can be tested for squareness by reversing one board, when any inequality that there may be will appear doubled. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians
In timber, an imperfection implying a want of squareness at one or more of its corners; under this deficiency it is termed wane-wood. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
I'm going to take it for granted you're bigger than your own squareness. The Ranch at the Wolverine
He was clean-shaven; no moustache or beard concealed the masterful squareness of his jaw or the rather satirical curve of his thin lips. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls
She laughed as, brushing the short hair up around her face, and dampening it before the glass, little ringlets nodded around the forehead, modifying its squareness. The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras
The extreme corner may be slightly tapped on the stone with a hammer, and the sides rubbed with a folder, to ensure squareness and sharpness. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians
I followed slowly, at a loss to know what to do, my eyes glued on the inviting squareness of their heavy packs. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland
She was a singular-looking girl, short and dark, with a curious effect of squareness in her thickset figure. Peggy
The ground of this is that the conception of squareness and circularity, of straight lines and an enclosed space are mutually destructive, they cancel each other. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative
He bent forward again, his long thin frame and boyish bright-complexioned face making an effective contrast to the squire's bronzed and wrinkled squareness. Robert Elsmere
She might have been loving her all this time for the good in her, her sweetness, her unfailing kindness, her absolute squareness, her dearness. Judy of York Hill
Perhaps this came from the shoulder-straps, the blue uniform, and the military squareness of the shoulders. Jewel Weed
The best way to test for squareness is to measure the diagonals with a stick. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I
When defined it is seen that the attributes of this defined god cancel each other as effectually as squareness rules out the idea of a circle; either this or they are simply unthinkable. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative
That will break the squareness, and make the room look like a tent, with a ceiling of flowers.” About Peggy Saville
Her form was the perfection of childish beauty, without its usual chubbiness and squareness of outline.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852
You don't know much about me, and a really square chap never gets haughty when he's asked to give some proof of his squareness. Rival Pitchers of Oakdale
Yet strange to say, the effect of the façade, with the smoothness and roundness of its pillars and the uncompromising squareness of its towers, while altogether bad, is not altogether unpleasing. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1
It is now a bundle of thin leaves, and its beauty no longer consists in its solidity and squareness, but in the opposite qualities of easy and complete opening, and flowing curves. The Booklover and His Books
The two vessels approached each other rapidly; and, as the stranger drew near, Rodgers saw, by the squareness of her yards and the general trim, symmetrical cut of her sails, that she was a war-vessel. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1
There was the eagle-eye: the large, but well-chiselled features— especially the mouth; and also there was the high cheek-bone, the rugged squareness of the chin, which, while taking away beauty, gave character. Olive A Novel
Mr. Roy suggested squareness and solidity; he was a broadbased, comfortable, polished man, with a surface in which the rank tendrils of irritation would not easily obtain a foothold. Georgina's Reasons
Her childish squareness of face and figure was rounding out rather splendidly and she had a sure and dependable sense of what to wear. Play the Game!
From the whiteness of their canvas and the squareness of their yards, they were evidently men-of-war. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor
It was a square-rigged vessel, her topsails just visible above the horizon and from the squareness of her yards, and the whiteness of her canvas, we trusted that she was a man-of-war. Mark Seaworth
She was a large brig, and, from the squareness of her yards, she looked like a man-of-war. Peter the Whaler
The first are men-of-war, I judge, by the squareness of their yards, and they are standing for the harbour. The Three Lieutenants
She herself went several times to the glass, and was convinced, from the squareness of the vessel’s yards and the whiteness of her canvas, that she was a man-of-war. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War
His features were cast in a delicate mold, pretty enough almost to be called girlish, yet with a firm squareness of chin distinctly masculine. The Girl in the Golden Atom
Finally assemble the whole, inserting, if necessary, a temporary diagonal brace to insure squareness, Fig. Handwork in Wood
Her lithe figure had none of the squareness of the ordinary habitan, and every movement was grace itself. A Little Girl in Old Detroit
It sees, in a cow, horns and squareness, and a long tail. Fantasia of the Unconscious
The very essential and fundamental quality of a Roman letter lies in the squareness or circularity of its skeleton form. Letters and Lettering A Treatise With 200 Examples
Luckett avoids such pitfalls by the simple policy of 'squareness,' which is, perhaps, the wisest of all. Round About a Great Estate
A good way to insure squareness, is to insert a diagonal brace on the inside, corner to corner, as in Fig. Handwork in Wood
He has quite gratuitously brought it into sight; gratuitously drawn firmly the three lines of stiff drip-stone which mark its squareness and blankness. Lectures on Landscape Delivered at Oxford in Lent Term, 1871
Now horns and squareness and a long thin ox-tail, these are the fearful and wonderful elements of the cow-form, which the dynamic soul perfectly perceives. Fantasia of the Unconscious
The first point to be observed in regard to the general form of the Roman capital is its characteristic squareness. Letters and Lettering A Treatise With 200 Examples
In his fine drawing of the human figure Signorelli may be known by 'the squareness of his forms in joints and extremities.' The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art
Another good way to insure squareness is to pass a rope around two diagonally opposite posts, and then by twisting the rope, to draw these corners toward each other until the frame is square. Handwork in Wood
This specimen has a squareness of outline and an evenness of surface not observed in the ancient examples. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228
The "regularity" of the former rhythm imparts a certain stability and squareness to the entire piece, while triple rhythm is more graceful and circular in effect. Lessons in Music Form A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors and Designs Employed in Musical Composition
Next to this typical squareness of outline, the observer should note that the Roman letter is composed of thick and thin lines. Letters and Lettering A Treatise With 200 Examples
Probably we must conceive of them as great complex blocks of solid building, rising in terrace above terrace, the flat roofs giving an appearance of squareness and solidity to the whole. The Sea-Kings of Crete
An almost universal characteristic of the Tiger’s face is its squareness, a widened and protruding under-jawbone giving this effect to it. The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532
The entrance through which they had come showed only as a darker spot in the shadowed vagueness of a far wall of rock, but there was a squareness about it which suggested a mineshaft. A Pagan of the Hills
We find in them the breadth and squareness of general outline, and the long, even eyebrows which give peculiar calm to the expression of her pictures. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series
In the squareness of its general lines, with arched windows on the second floor and square tower over the centre, perhaps the architect thought it was Italian. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878
She was at that time a girl of twenty-one, tall, strong, and supple of limb, and with a squareness of shoulder proportionate to her height. The Four Feathers
I bet your aunt will see the squareness of this offer if you put it right. The Shield of Silence
Piles of planks reared high at her back, and edged the scow with the squareness of a room. From the Valley of the Missing
There was something about the manly squareness of his shoulders, as he stood with his back towards her, examining his letters, which made her tremble a little, she could not have told why. The Debtor A Novel
Though it was small and of an unromantic squareness, it seemed the center of a vast empire during the week which was now ending and they were sorry at the thought of leaving it. Pee-Wee Harris Adrift
This confidence in his squareness appealed more to the ranchman than anything else Bob could have said or done. Bob Chester's Grit From Ranch to Riches
The cottage is not high enough to strike the eye, but the squareness, or more properly the cubeness, of these two-storied houses is appalling. Town Life in Australia
Worst of all, he will lose confidence in the "squareness" of his employer. The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste
People may enjoy �roundness� and �squareness�, but having both simultaneously is seen to be inconsistent, even inconceivable, and hence unreasonable. Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy
Dickens introduces him to us in all his uncompromising squareness—"square coat, square legs, square shoulders, nay, his very neckcloth is trained to take him by the throat with an unaccommodating grasp." Humanly Speaking
His face softened and lighted; the broad shoulders seemed to relax from their uncompromising squareness; he stood more easily upon his feet; he glowed with a certain encouraging companionableness. The Seeker
A four or six wheel truck will not retain its squareness and dependent good riding qualities so well with 42 in. wheels as with 33 in. ones. Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891
This squareness is exemplified first of all by the attitude of the management. The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste
If you don't believe me, I will ask you carefully to examine the breadth and squareness of his chin. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment
After each cut is made the end should be tested for squareness by holding the edge of the chisel over the end of the cylinder. A Course In Wood Turning
There was something about her face ... a squareness of jaw, a belligerency, that reminded me of Roosevelt, whom I had seen twice ... once, at Mt. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative
He was erect and walked with a firm step; he wore a heavy grayish mustache that turned under; his chin had a forceful squareness; he was thin-haired, nearing baldness. The Colossus A Novel
Contentment is the outgrowth of the personal responsibility, the appreciation of standing, and the general "squareness" of the entire plan of Scientific Management. The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste
Sallie has grown so dependent on me that my shoulders are assuming a masculine squareness to support her weight. The Tinder-Box
The surface of the work should be tested for squareness by holding the edge of the chisel or a straight edge across the face. A Course In Wood Turning
It was large and solid and the chairs had the satisfactory effect of good proportion, while the general squareness of outline added to the feeling of solidity. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today
It was in the prominent, heavily, rounded chin, and the squareness of his lower jaw. The Man in the Twilight
Don't you believe that my squareness, guided by your advice, would secure you? Certain Success
His eyes glinted steel-bright under a ferocious frown; the squareness of his jaw became much marked. Children of the Mist
There was the same straight glance, the same atmosphere of squareness and mental poise. The Uphill Climb
She noticed, too, the squareness of his jaw, the force of his chin, and the compression of his straight, thin lips beneath the long curve of his mustache. The Street Called Straight
One American decorator has succeeded in making the stolid, uncompromising squareness of mission furniture take on a certain lightness and charm by painting it black and discreetly lining it with yellow and red. The Art of Interior Decoration
For instance, if the actions of a man indicate the characteristic of evasion, you may judge safely that he lacks courage, the highest sense of honor, some of the elements of perfect squareness and trustworthiness. Certain Success
Of the two extremes, one composed entirely of straight lines would be preferable to one with no squareness to relieve the richness of the curves. The Practice and Science of Drawing
A beautiful soundness of body, a seemingly exhaustless vitality, and a certain "squareness" of character as well as of mind, gave Cressida Garnet earning powers that were exceptional even in her lavishly rewarded profession. Youth and the Bright Medusa
Others saw in the uncompromising squareness of the new tower a subtle compliment to the Greek lexicon of Liddell, who then was Dean. The Charm of Oxford
Underneath his stolid, businesslike demeanour of squareness, there is undoubtedly within his heart a very great affection for LAURA. The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911
And, of course, a good salesman of himself does not go to work in the first place until he has prospected the squareness and fair-mindedness of the employer. Certain Success
He dressed well, but the flat crown of his felt hat, and the artificial, exaggerated squareness of the broad shoulders, gave him a provincial appearance. The Roll-Call
Note squareness of entire hand and of finger tips. Analyzing Character
In the work of laying-out, great care ought to be taken with regard to straightness and distances, and particularly as to the squareness of every part. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 335, October 11, 1828
She is not ill-looking, and might pass muster in her best dress were it not for a squareness of build, like the set of a man rather than the full curves associated with woman. Hodge and His Masters
And yet she was very much afraid of him as she saw the squareness of his forehead, and the set of his mouth. John Caldigate
Whoever looked on the forehead of the good Doctor must have seen the squareness of ideality giving marked effect to its outline. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859
Note large development of upper portion of head; slight squareness of jaw; height of head above temples, especially in center; fine texture; excellent balance of features, and calm, poised, thoughtful, but kindly expression. Analyzing Character
His shoulders lost their squareness, his head drooped; but when I saw that it was to hide the tears that filled his eyes, I looked away. People of the Whirlpool
But the squareness of her upper-yards, the symmetry with which they are trimmed, and the press of canvass she bears on the wind, I pronounce her to be a vessel of war. The Red Rover
I remembered now my anger and my scorn; but I remembered too the squareness and the whiteness of her forehead under her newly-cut hair, that leave when I had first seen it bobbed. Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract
In order to give large carrying capacity, we gave flatness of bottom and squareness of bilge. Men of Invention and Industry
Slight squareness of build indicates tendency to interest in out-of-door matters, which, on account of large development of mental qualities, he expresses in an intellectual way. Analyzing Character
She was tall for a half-caste, with the correct profile of the father, modified and strengthened by the squareness of the lower part of the face inherited from her maternal ancestors—the Sulu pirates.  Almayer's Folly: a story of an Eastern river
It had a clean sweep of clapboards, a solid squareness, a small tower, and a large screened porch. Main Street
On better acquaintance, however, there was a squareness and firmness about his clean-shaven lower jaw, and an intelligence in his widely-opened blue eyes, which marked him as a man of character. The Captain of the Polestar
His chin, too, had the prominence and squareness which mark the man of determination. A Study in Scarlet
These are shown largely in the expression, but also in the full, found development of his head just above the temples, in his long back head, and in the general squareness of the head. Analyzing Character
The solidity and squareness of Dubosc's chest and shoulders was all a powerful piece of padding and came off with his coat. The Wisdom of Father Brown
Her form was the perfection of childish beauty, without its usual chubbiness and squareness of outline. Uncle Tom's Cabin
Its squareness was, indeed, the characteristic which most struck the eye in this antiquated borough, the borough of Casterbridge—at that time, recent as it was, untouched by the faintest sprinkle of modernism. The Mayor of Casterbridge
Mrs Croft, though neither tall nor fat, had a squareness, uprightness, and vigour of form, which gave importance to her person. Persuasion
This squareness, especially in the back, indicates also his prudence, his tendency to take precautions and, through foresight, to forestall disaster. Analyzing Character
Terry saw a man with shoulders of martial squareness enter. Black Jack
"You're impatient to be there, of course?" assented Mr. DIBBLE, with what might have passed for an attempt at archness if he had not been so wholly devoted to squareness. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 16, July 16, 1870
Henchard watched him with his mouth firmly set, the squareness of his jaw and the verticality of his profile being unduly marked. The Mayor of Casterbridge
She wanted him to lunge somehow with that bull-like head of his with the bashedin squareness to its top, but since nothing like that happened, she sprang up instead, grasping her mother's hand. Star-Dust
Note large development of upper part of head; long, narrow face; long nose; narrowness of head just above ears; slight squareness of chin, and serious, thoughtful expression. Analyzing Character
I think any poetic mind that has loved solidity, the thickness of trees, the squareness of stones, the firmness of clay, must have sometimes wished that they were things to eat. Alarms and Discursions
The squareness and ugliness, and regular or irregular deformity of everything that meets the eye! The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")
He was vain of that inflexible squareness of intellect, which made him the disagreeable creature that he was. Lady Audley's Secret
It had a square front, masking with its squareness the triangular gable of the building. A Rough Shaking
He bent forward again, his long, thin frame and boyish, bright complexioned face making an effective contrast to the Squire's bronzed and wrinkled squareness. Robert Elsmere
"What might be called an inner squareness," said Georgia, as Ernestine responded only with the fine lights the story had brought to her eyes. The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love
To ground, therefore, the doctrines of the Resurrection, the Atonement, &c., upon alleged passages of the poem of Job is tantamount to inferring the squareness of a circle from its perfect rotundity. The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur
He had great fame for squareness—and, in a sense, deserved it. The Deluge
Not villa nor cottage, that plain English house, with its cheerful face of red brick, and its solid squareness of shape,—a symbol of substance in the fortunes of the owner! Lucretia — Complete
Not villa nor cottage, that plain English house, with its cheerful face of red brick, and its solid squareness of shape,— a symbol of substance in the fortunes of the owner! Lucretia — Volume 03
His slow, solid face was enough to show this, and the squareness of his outline, and the forward thrust of his knees as he walked, and the larkspur impress of his lingering heels. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War
This squareness of head and jaw is an important point to be considered when choosing an Irish Terrier. Dogs and All about Them
"Tank he too big here," he would say, or, "Tank you put more there"; but Bill told mostly by the feel of the load under his feet or by the "squareness of his eye." Great Possessions
How classic, how independent of clime or race, is its bland, majestic self-possession! how thoroughly Norse its massive squareness!’ Yeast: a Problem
His labors here put him at the forefront for sagacity, squareness, honorable treatment and generosity. Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913
His face increased the illusion of squareness, for he had thick, straight eyebrows, a straight mouth, and a chin of almost the minimum degree of roundness. The Coming of Bill
He was tall and slender and flexible and his good shoulders had a military squareness of build. The Head of the House of Coombe
She was a woman of forty-five, tall, strongly-built, her figure setting to the squareness of middle age. Celibates
He relished the squareness of the houses; he liked their clean angles as if he had just cut them with a knife. The Ball and the Cross
Somewhere our belief always does rest on ultimate data like the whiteness, smoothness, or squareness of this paper. Meaning of Truth
The lines in his face seemed deeper than usual; the under lids of the eyes were dark, and the squareness of the jaw was more prominent. Half a Rogue
But even in that glow his jaws lost none of their squareness, nor his eyes their clear alertness. Baree, Son of Kazan
The squareness of it showed "ratiocination"; and the fulness under the eyes "language". The Jewel of Seven Stars
Edmund stood five feet ten, but looked shorter from the squareness and width of his shoulders. The Dragon and the Raven
A few had shallow verandas that relieved their bareness, but the rest were frankly ugly, and in some the front was carried up level with the roof-ridge, giving them a harsh squareness of outline. The Girl from Keller's
He didn't look into a paper without seeing that on all sides of him men had abandoned the idea of squareness. The Duke's Children
If I was the public I should insist on squareness, tho' I shouldn't do as a portion of my audience did on the occasion jest mentioned, which they was employed in sum naberin' coal mines. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 5: The London Punch Letters
He collected his life-insurance, and lived happy ever after, for there was plenty of proof as to the perfect squareness of his death. The Mysterious Stranger
She noticed that the lower portion of his flat white cheeks looked broader than the upper without giving an effect of squareness of jaw. Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1
In the small, white-ceilinged apartment his height became more than ever noticeable, also the squareness of his shoulders and the lean vigour of his frame. The Devil's Paw
Hitherto the Major had fought his battles with a certain adherence to squareness. The Duke's Children
But though of low stature, his broad-shouldered figure appeared uncommonly sturdy, and there was something lion-like in the squareness of his brow and jaw, and in the defiant shake of his long hair. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843
As she watched him, Miss Alicia became gradually aware of the existence of a certain hint of determined squareness in his boyish jaw. T. Tembarom
There is a sturdy squareness of face and figure; a good-humoured obstinacy; a civil importance. Our Village
It was on the prior conviction, literally, that she had developed her admirable dress, instinctively felicitous, always either black or white and a matter of rather severe squareness and studied line.  The Beldonald Holbein
I may add that there was no consciousness of this in his face, which was good-natured, and, but for a certain squareness in the angle of his lower jaw, utterly uninteresting and commonplace. Drift from Two Shores
The strength of his body, the stoutness of his limbs, the squareness of his shoulders, the width of his feet,—all denoted the villager transplanted to Paris. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau
The shape of his head, the squareness of his jaws, the straightness of his thick lips, all seemed to speak of a hard and inflexible disposition. The Vanished Messenger
The unexpectedness and squareness of this declaration left Thuillier without words or voice, all the more because at this moment entered Brigitte. The Lesser Bourgeoisie
She had framed the whole picture with a squareness that included also the image of how again she would decline to “see there,” decline, as she might say, to see anywhere, see anything.  In the Cage
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