FOURSQUARE


Meaning of FOURSQUARE in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: Middle English foursquare, fouresquare, from four, foure four + square

1.

a. : having four equal sides and four right angles : square

a large foursquare Victorian mansion — Osbert Lancaster

b. : arranged in a square

a stockyard where thatched cowhouses … cart sheds and a great old barn … huddle foursquare — J.W.Day

2. : characterized by boldness and conviction : sound and unswerving : forthright

they are … foursquare and simple and staunch — H.S.Commager

3. usually capitalized : of or relating to a fundamentalist religious cult or sectarian movement originating in southern California after World War I

Foursquare churches

the Foursquare technique

a Foursquare choir

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adverb

1. : in a square position : solidly

their monuments stand foursquare — J.E.M.White

2. : in an unequivocal manner : forthrightly

he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration — C.G.Bowers

III. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

archaic : a figure with four equal sides and four right angles

of a shape between a circle and a foursquare — William Upton

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.