squared paper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of squared paper
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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It consists of calculations etched largely in ink on yellowed leaves of foolscap and squared paper, with 26 pages in Einstein’s handwriting, 25 pages in Besso’s and three containing entries from both scientists.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021
Perhaps this is why iPad note-taking apps offer skeuomorphs of yellow legal pads, squared paper, ring-binders, etc.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2012
The use of squared paper for such a proposition is not wise, since it makes the measurement appear to be merely an approximation.
From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene
Blocks, tooth-picks, coins, foot rules, squared paper, quart measures, bank books, and checks are such concrete things.
From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)
Also, simultaneously with these occupations, the children should be induced to draw, by means of this squared paper.
From Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. by Mann, Mary E.
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