Crossword-Solution: STRAIGHTEDGE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Straightedge | n. | A board, or piece of wood or metal, having one edge perfectly straight, -- used to ascertain whether a line is straight or a surface even, and for drawing straight lines. |
We have 2 clues for the answer “STRAIGHTEDGE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Tool for drawing a perfect line | 1 answer |
| Line-drawing tool | 2 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
RAAE
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with STRAIGHTEDGE (5)
Place the leather on some level, nonabsorbent surface and with the tool--and a straightedge on the straight lines--indent the leather as shown.
With the knife and straightedge trim off the surplus material at the top and bottom and the book is ready for use.
This, however, is not so destructive as much of the work which has been condemned above, because at any time the walls could be recovered with a thin coat of smooth plaster laid on with a trowel, but not "floated,"--that is, not brought to a smooth surface by a long straightedge.
These crosspieces have vertical lines drawn upon them, and there are plumblines hanging from the straightedge over each of the lines.
When the straightedge is in position, and the plumblines strike both the lines alike and at the same time, they show that the instrument stands level.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, USA TODAY.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (2011–2013).