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“Which were fastened in a Marble, cut into a squadrature, and euacuated for the Images to stand in their proportions, with two halfe Collumnes that is Hemiciles, one of either side, with a Trabet, a smal Zophor, and”
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Squ-
All those fun words that begin with squ-. Be careful; this list is hard to read without some serious eye-crossage.
squid, squab, square, squeegee, squirt, squire, squib, squelch, squabble, squad, squally, squalled and 228 more...
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Wordie/Wordnik Curio Cabinet
Oddments culled from my "main" lists that belong in a display cabinet of their own, plus sundry other curiosities. :-)
zeugma, ziggurat, xiphoid, xeric, whizgigging, whangdoodle, viviparous, vivific, vinolent, verjuice, vellicate, velleity and 1193 more...
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spongiform, stochastic, bibliobibuli, gangliest, macadamization, orchidaceous, fructiferous, phatically, persiflage, caliginous, helical, tracery and 72 more...
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reesetee Who says we *need* it? Just pronouncing the darn thing is its own reward, you ask me.
Then again, maybe it's the use/utilize controversy in more elegant clothing. Feb 1, 2007
chained_bear All right. Someone explain to me why we need this word just to say "a square figure or shape." What's wrong with saying "a square figure or shape"? Or even--perish the thought!--"square"?
Doesn't that do the job?
Squadrature... Sheesh... Feb 1, 2007