three-square
[ three-skwair ]
adjective
having an equilateral triangular cross section, as certain files.
Origin of three-square
11400–50; late Middle English thre square threefold, modeled on foursquare
Words Nearby three-square
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How to use three-square in a sentence
The triangular or three-square form is such a form also as is seldom chosen by any that may make another choise.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson Ellacombethree-square files are made with equilateral triangular sections, as in Fig. 2223.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II | Joshua Rose
British Dictionary definitions for three-square
three-square
adjective
having a cross section that is an equilateral triangle: a three-square file
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