Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In joinery, having all the angles of its stiles, rails, and mountings square without being molded: applied to framing.
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Examples
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The doctor peered through his square-framed glasses.
Rogue Oracle 2011
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The doctor peered through his square-framed glasses.
Rogue Oracle 2011
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I traded my usual contacts for my tortoise-shell square-framed glasses, lined my eyes in a deep eggplant shade, and pulled my hair back into a supersleek low pony.
Fashionista Micol Ostow 2009
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I met Kirsten Grant of Penguin I was impressed by the fact that she looked good in truly red lipstick (a rare thing!) and I liked her square-framed glasses, scarlet bugle-bead necklace and especially the huge heart-shaped brooch she was wearing which was the exact same colour as the lipstick.
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I met Kirsten Grant of Penguin I was impressed by the fact that she looked good in truly red lipstick (a rare thing!) and I liked her square-framed glasses, scarlet bugle-bead necklace and especially the huge heart-shaped brooch she was wearing which was the exact same colour as the lipstick.
Adele's final party of the season, World Book Day at The Globe 2007
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Some friends came to tell me that I looked better like that, with a tightly-fitted short dress, a sexy walk and square-framed glasses.
Yoani Sanchez: In Cuba Power Only "Debates" With Itself [VIDEO] 2009
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I met Kirsten Grant of Penguin I was impressed by the fact that she looked good in truly red lipstick (a rare thing!) and I liked her square-framed glasses, scarlet bugle-bead necklace and especially the huge heart-shaped brooch she was wearing which was the exact same colour as the lipstick.
Adele's final party of the season, World Book Day at The Globe 2007
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Charlie pulls up on the grass shoulder thirty or so yards past a square-framed farmhouse and we get out.
Route 346 2008
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Martin Scorsese and Tina Fey meet on the set of their new American Express commercial to discuss timeshares, square-framed glasses and diplomacy…
Beat 360° 9/23/08 2008
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Pop on a pair of black square-framed glasses and you'll be superwoman in disguise
Archive 2008-12-01 Gosh Celebrity Fashion 2008
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