STRAIGHTEDGE


Meaning of STRAIGHTEDGE in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: straight (II) + edge

1. : a bar or piece of wood, metal, or plastic (as a board or rule) having one or more long edges made straight within a desired degree of accuracy and used especially for testing straight lines and surfaces or drawing straight lines

2. : straight razor

II. transitive verb

: to make the edge of (work) straight : test with a straightedge

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