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Squamipinnes 
e, Psettidx, Pimfl<-/'/'-ri<l;i; Rramidar, Pern- 
ul Toxotvlif. (h) In (iuuther's system. 
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A little scale. Specifically, in entmn. : (a) Oiif of the 
flattened scale-like hairs or processes which in many cases 
a fumilv of li'<iiilliiitfrii</ii 1" n-iformn, nearly clothe the lower surfaces of the tarsal joints. (I) The 
a i.iuuy ui . i ,....'...;,:{;',.; ,.,, .:-/.,.. n ',, rn ;,:_ tegula or scale covering the base of the anterior wing of 
a hymenopterous insect. 
2. In hot.: (a) A scale of secondary order or 
reduced size, (ft) Same as lodiculc. Alsosqua- 
ini'llii. 
Also m/itaiiiiilr. 
2. Squa- S q uam ulate (skwam'u-lat), a. [< NL. "squamu- 
littus, < L. squamula, a little scale: see squam- 
ule.] Having little scales ; covered with squam- 
ules; minutely scaly or squamose. Alsosquamc/- 
the same as (), but without the Xanclidir, I'lu- 
lnritl;r. I'si'lliilie, BrawWw, I'l-niplirridiilie, and 
typical I'imi-lci'ti-fiiln-. 
squamoid (skwa'moid), n. I Li. n<i>iinnit, a 
scale, + Gr. rMoc, form.] 1. Resembling a 
squama; sqiianiifin'iii ; scale-like. 
inous; scaly; squamate. 
squamomandibular (sk\va"m6-man-dib'u-lar), 
ii. [< gitamo(m) + mandibular.] Of or per- 
taining to the aquamosal and the mandible, or i a f e squamulose. 
lower jaw-bone : as, the squamomandibular *r- S q Ua mule (skwam'ul), n. [< L. squamula, a lit- 
tit-iilation, characteristic of mammals. In hu- fl e soa i ej dim. of squama, a scale: see squniur. | 
man anatomy this joint is commonly called l n & f. and ro67., same as sqvainiila. 
temporomaxiUary. squamuliform (skwam'u-li-form), a. [< L. 
squamomastoid (skwa-mo-mas toid), a. \ . gquamultt, a little scale, + forma, form.] Hav- 
./<>( x) + mastotd.] Of or pertaining to i ng the form or character of a squamule. 
the squamous and mastoid elements of the tern- gquamulose (skwam'u-los), a. [< NL. "squamu- 
poral bone : as, a sqvamomastoid ankylosis. fosus, < L. squamula, a little scale: see squam- 
squamoparietal (skwa"mo-pa-ri'e-tal), a. | . u jg^ Same as squamulate. 
gqvamo(us) + parietal.] Of or pertaining to squander (skwon'der), f. [Not found in early 
the squamosal and parietal bones : as, the use . perhaps a dial, form, a variant, with the 
squamoparietal suture, shortly called squamous. common dial, change of initial sw- to squ-, of 
squamopetrosal (skwa/'mo-pe-trd'sal), a. [< * s wander, which is perhaps a nasalized form of 
squnmii(u.i) + petrosal.] Of or pertaining to "swadder, orig. scatter as water (?) (cf. MD. 
the squamosal and petrosal elements of the swadderen, dabble in water, = Sw. dial, skvad- 
temporal bone: as, squamopetrosal ankylosis. 
squamosal (skwa-mo'sal), . and n. [< squa- 
mose + -a?.] 1. a. Scale-like or squamous: 
noting only the squamosal. See II. 
II. n. In 2007. and anat., the gquamous di- 
vision of the temporal bone; the thin, expan- 
sive, scale-like element of the compound tern- der: see squat'*, squatter, swat 2 , swatter. The 
poralbone; a membrane-bone, morphologically word may owe its nasalization to AS. swindan 
distinct from other parts of the temporal, fill- (pret. swand), vanish, waste, OHG. swantian, G. 
ing a gap in the cranial walls, articulating in ver-schwenden, squander, etc.] I. trans. 1. To 
man and mammals with the lower jaw, in birds scatter; disperse. [Archaic.] 
and reptiles with the suspensorium (quadrate 
bone) of the lower jaw, effecting squamous su- 
ture with various cranial bones, and forming 
by its zygomatic process in mammals a part of 
the zygoma, or jugal bar. It is remarkably expan- 
sive in man. See cuts under Acipenser, acrodont, Balee- 
nidte, craniofacial, Crotalus, Cyclodus, Felidse, Galliiue, 
Ichthyosauria, Ophidia, Physeter, Pythonidss, Ra.no,, and 
skull. 
squamose (skwa'mos), a. [< L. squamosus, full 
of scales, covered with scales, < squama, a scale: 
see squame.] 1. In lot., scaly; furnished with 
small appressed scales or squamre ; also, scale- 
like. Also squamate, squamous. 2. In zool., 
ra> gush out, as water), itself a variant of E. 
dial, swatter, So. squatter, throw (water) about, 
scatter, squander, < Sw. dial, squattra, sqnan- 
der; f req. of E. dial, swat, var. squat, throw down 
forcibly; cf. Icel. skvetta = Sw. sqvatta, throw 
ou t, squirt, = Dan. skvattc, squirt, splash, squan- 
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Other ventures he hath, squandered abroad. 
SAo*-.,M. of V., i. 3.22. 
They drive and squander the huge Belgian fleet. 
Dryden, Annus Mirabilis, st. 87. 
The fallen timber obstructed the streams, the rivers 
were squandered in the reedy morasses. 
C. Elton, Origins of Eng. Hist., p. 223. 
squamous; squamiferousorsquamigerous; cov- 
ered with scales ; scaly; specifically, in entom., 
covered with minute scales, as the wings of 
lepidopterous insects ; lepidopterous ; squamu- 
late. 
squamosphenoidal (skwa"mo-sfe-noi'dal), a. 
[< squamo(us) + sphenoidal.'] Pertaining to 
the squamous part of the temporal bone and the 
sphenoid bone: as, the squamospkenoidal su- 
. * ,1 i _ j 
2. To spend lavishly, profusely, or prodigally ; 
dissipate ; use without economy or judgment ; 
lavish: as, to squander one's money or an estate. 
How much time is tquandred away in Vanity and Folly ? 
StiUinyjteet, Sermons, III. x. 
Is he not a gay, dissipated rake, who has squandered his 
patrimony? Sheridan, The Duenna, ii. 3. 
II. intrans. 1. To disperse; wander aimless- 
ly ; go at random. [Archaic.] 
The wise man's folly is anatomized 
Even by the squandering glances of the fool. 
Shak., As you Like it, ii. 7. 67. 
2. To waste one's substance; go to wasteful 
expense ; spend recklessly. 
He was grown needy by squandering upon his vices. 
Swift, Change in Queen's Ministry. 
part of the temporal bone. Owen 
squamotympanic (skwa"m6-tim-pan'ik), a. 
Of or pertaining to the squamosal and tym- 
panic bones: as, a squamotympanic ankylosis. 
Squamous (skwa'mus), a. [< L. squamosus, 
covered with scales: see squamose.'] 1. In 
a bulb in which the outer scales are distinct, fleshy, and 
imbricated; a scaly bulb. See bulb. Squamous cells, 
flattened, dry, thin cells, as seen in the superficial layers 
of the epidermis. Squamous epithelium, epithelium 
composed of thin scale-like cells, either in a single layer 
(tessellated epithelium) or in several layers (stratified scaly 
epithelium). See epithelium. Squamous portion of 
the temporal bone, the squamosal : opposed to petrous 
mosal. Z. in oot., same as squamose squa- anl Vatitpr aniiashtCskwon 
mous bone, the squamosal. -Squamous bulb, in tot., squanter-squasn 
' ^ -__,__" -u_. =_-',- , aflflgtUMA*. See the quotation. 
Yet the clypeato are sometimes called cymnels (as are 
some others also), from the lenten cake of that name, 
which many of them very much resemble. Squash, or 
squanter-squash, is their name among the northern In- 
dians, anofso they are called in New York and New Eng- 
land. Bewrley, Hist. Virginia, iv. H 19. 
ano^STp^rto^^^^ squap (skwop), v. [A dial. var. of swap.] To 
mous suture, in anat., a fixed articulation or synarfnro- strike. [Prov. kug.J 
sis, in which the thin beveled edge of a squamous bone gquap (skwop) ,n. [<squap,V.] A blow. [Prov. 
overlaps another; specifically, the squamoparietal suture Jj n g T 
^^arUu^^Oi 8 fhe a r SrittS l aTd aTisphtnVoS bSnes squarable (skwar'a-bl), a. [< square* + -able.] 
respectively. See cut under parietal. In math., capable of being squared. Buttons 
squamozygomatic (skwa-mo-zi-go-mat'ik), a. Recreations, p. 169. 
and H. [< squamofus) + zygomatic.'] I. a. In square 1 (skwar), . [Formerly also (esp. i 
'f; < ME. square, squar, s< 
square 
drawn on ;i board, = It. xqmulrri. a xpiave. also 
a squad or squadron of men (orig. :i square); 
variant forms, with initial x due to tlie verb (see 
/fm-l, i'.), of OF. i/iiiini- = Sp. i-niiilni = Pg. 
It.fjiiin/i-<i. a square, < L. qninli-n. a Bqnfm, (em. 
of (IJj. ) ijiHittnts, square, four-corneretl, < (/- 
linn; four. = E. four: see /;, f/'""'''" 1 ; '/'""'- 
rate, tquad 1 , squadron. Ct. tquare 1 , a.] 1. In 
I/runt., a four-sided plane rectilineal figure, hav- 
ing all its sides equal, and all its angles right 
I have a parlour 
Of a great square, and height aa you desire it. 
7'..Hi*i ('.'}, Aluumazar, U. 3. 
anat. , noting the squamous and zygomatic parts 5) squire, squier ; 
of the temporal bone: as 
center of ossification. 
II. . A squamozygomatic bone; the squa- 
mosal together with its zygomatic process. 
squamula (skwam'u-la), n. ; pi. squamulx (-le). 
[L., dim. of squama, a scale: see squante.~] 1. 
The hard-grained Muses of tho cube and 
Tennyson, Princess, Prol. 
2. A figure or object which nearly approaches 
this shape; a square piece or part, or a square 
surface : as, a square of glass. 
A third court, to make a square with the front, but not 
to be built, nor yet enclosed with a naked wall. 
Bacon, Building (ed. 1887). 
He bolted his food down his capacious thioat in squares 
of 3 inches. Scott. 
The casement slowly grows a glimmering square. 
Tennyson, Princess, iv. (song). 
Specifically (o) In printing, a certain number of lines 
forming a part of a column nearly square : used chiefly 
in reckoning the prices of newspaper advertisements. (6) 
A square piece of linen, cloth, or silk, usually decorated 
with embroidery, fringe, or lace : as, a t&blK-square. 
3. A quadrilateral area, rectangular or nearly 
so, with buildings, or sites for buildings, on 
every side ; also, an open space formed by the 
intersection of streets ; hence, such an area 
planted with trees, shrubs, or grass, and open 
to the public for recreation or diversion ; a pub- 
lic park among buildings ; a common ; a green : 
as, Union Square in New York; Lafayette 
Square in Washington ; Trafalgar Square in 
London. 
The statue of Alexander the Seventh stands in the large 
square of the town. 
Addison, Remarks on Italy (Works, ed. Bohn, I. 401). 
4. An area bounded by four streets ; ablock: as, 
the house is four or five squares furtherup-town. 
5. An instrument used by artificers, drafts- 
men, and others for trying or describing right 
angles. It consists of two rules or branches fastened 
perpendicularly at one end of their extremities so as to 
ture. Also squamosphenoid. squander (skwon'der), n. [< squander, v.] The 
squamotemporal (skwa-mo-tem po-ral), a. J ct of g ' nde ring. Imp. Diet. [Bare.] 
[< squamu(us) + temporal^ Squamosal, as a s( , uande r er ( s kwon'der-er), n. [< squander 
l ne. Owen. -, 
in def. 
sqware, 
a sq'uamozygomatic swafe, a square, squire, sqiu/re, squyyre, squygcr, 
a carpenters' square, < OF. esquare, esquarre, es- 
eairre, esquierre, esquire, a square, squareness, 
F. dquerre = Sp. escuadra, a square, squad, 
squadron, = Pg. esquadra, a squadron, esquad- 
ria, a square, a rule, esquadro, a right angle 
-er*.] One who squanders ; one who spends his 
money prodigally; a spendthrift; a prodigal; 
I say he is an unthrift, a Squanderer, and must not ex- 
pect supplyes from me. Brome, Sparagus Garden, iii. 5. 
'der-ing-li), adv. In a 
DMunuuoiiuR ^0,^^^ , by squandering; prodi- 
squamate; squamose; squamiferous or squa- ^u . i av ighlv Imp Diet 
migerous. (6) Scale-like; squamoid; squami- -SjJJilflgi, (skwon'nsn), n.' A cyprinoid fish, 
form; specifically, of a bone, same as squa- J, tychocmus i ucilfs . Seepike*, n., 2 (a). 
'- 2 - I n ^.5P c .!L.????2!r-*- aananter-sauasllt(skwon'ter-skwosh),. Same 
a, carpenters' square (of iron or steel) ; b, b', draftsmen's T- 
squares of wood, 6' having a head adjustable at any angle ; c, bevel- 
square, the blade of which can be set either square or at any angle ; 
d~. center-square ; e, miter-square ; /, carpenters' try-square : g, square 
with adjustable heads and with vernier scale for measuring diameters, 
also caned vernier calipers. 
form a right angle. Sometimes one of the branches is 
pivoted, so as to admit of measuring other than right 
angles. When one rule is joined to the other in the 
middle in the form of a T, it is called a T-square. 
Thou shalt me fynde as just as is a squyre. 
Chaucer, Summoner's Tale, 1. 388. 
Of all kyne craftes ich contreeuede here tooles, 
Of carpentrie, of kerueres, and contreeuede the compas. 
And cast out by squire both lyne and leuell. 
Piers Plowman (C), xii. 127. 
A poet does not work by square or line, 
As smiths and joiners perfect a design. 
Cowper, Conversation, 1. 789. 
Hence 6. A true measure, standard, or pat- 
tern. 
This cause I'll argue, 
And be a peace between ye, if 't so please you, 
And by the square of honour to the utmost. 
Fletcher (and another), Love's Pilgrimage, ii. 1. 
Religion being, in the pretence of their Law, the square 
of all their (otherwise ciuill) actions. 
Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 183. 
7. In arith. and ?;/., the number or quantity 
derived from another (of which it is said to be 
the square) by multiplying that other by itself: 
thus, 64 is the square (A 8, for 8 x 8 = 64; x 2 
or X x is the square of x. 
