Square

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English

noun

1. "The marginal difference between the edges of the text block and the edges of the case or boards of the book."<ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.</ref>
2. "The name applied to a book when the width of the cover is more than three-fourths of its height."<ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.</ref>
3. "An L-shaped measuring device, made of steel, and used both for measuring and for obtaining square or right angle corners."<ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.</ref>
4. "A book which has had its boards (covers) cut at perfect right angles."<ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.</ref>

Synonyms

Book-square

Translations

Difference between edges of textblock and edge of case or boards

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<ref name="Langwe">Langwe, Monica. 'Papper Och Stygn'. Stockholm: Hemslöjdens Förlag, 2016. Print.</ref>

Measuring Device

<ref name="Langwe">Langwe, Monica. 'Papper Och Stygn'. Stockholm: Hemslöjdens Förlag, 2016. Print.</ref>("steel square")

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