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gape is moderate; the teeth of a squarish shape, compressed, 
cornered at the margins, and placed in several rows ; dorsal 
fins placed near the tail, the first opposite the ventral, which 
are set at an unusual distance from the head, and are almost 
as large as the pectoral; the tail is angular. 
26. Squalus acanthias, or picked dog-fish.—Dorsal fins 
spinous; the body is roundish; a variety has an ocellate 
body.—This species inhabits most seas: it is about three 
feet and a half long; the body above is blackish, dotted 
sparingly with white; the sides are white, inclining to violet, 
with a few angulate transverse furrows, beneath white ; the 
flesh is often salted and eaten. 
27. Squalus Jacksonii.—Eyes with a prominence over 
them on each side; before each of the dorsal fins is a strong 
spine.—It is not more than two feet long; the body is 
tapering, skin rough, above brown, beneath paler; the head 
is somewhat convex; teeth numerous, in many rows, larger 
as they are placed backwards, forming a bony plate. This 
inhabits Port Jackson, New Holland. 
28. Squalus spinax.—Body beneath blacjdsh.—It is found 
in the Indian ocean; and, in its spinous back fins, it very 
much resembles the last. 
29. Squalus squamosus.—Body coated with small oblong 
scales. The body of this is three feet long, thick, round, 
resembling the next, except in having a longitudinal elevated 
line of scales down the middle. 
30. Squalus centrina.—Body nearly triangular. It is from 
three to four feet in length; the body above is brown, 
carinate, beneath whitish, broad; skin covered with hard, 
erect tubercles; the flesh is very hard. 
31. Squalus Indicus.—Black, variegated, unarmed; teeth 
acute.—It inhabits the Indian ocean. 
32. Squalus Americanus.—Dorsal fins unarmed, the hinder 
one larger, ventral large near the tail.—It is found in the 
South American seas; is three feet long; body round; scales 
small, angular. 
33. Squalus squatina, or angel fish.—Pectoral fins very 
large, and notched on the fore-part. The body above is 
cinereous, rough, with small recurved prickles; beneath it is 
smooth, white. In its shape it approaches very nearly to 
the Ray genus.—This species inhabits the Northern seas, and 
is from six to eight feet long; it feeds on lesser fish, and 
brings forth thirteen young at a time. 
IV.—Without teeth. 
34. Squalus massasa.—Pectoral fins long.—An inhabitant 
of the Red sea. 
35. Squalus kumal.—Pectoral fins short; the mouth with 
four cirri.—It inhabits the Red sea. 
Squalus is also a name given by Varro, Columella, 
Salvian and others, to a species of cyprinus. 
SQUAM, a lake of the United States, in New Hampshire, 
partly in Grafton, partly in Strafford county, six miles long, 
and four broad. 
SQUAM, a river of the United States, in New Hampshire, 
which runs from Squam lake, south-west, in the Merrimack. 
SQUAM, a mountain of the United States, in New Hamp¬ 
shire, north-west of Squam lake. 
SQUAM HARBOUR, a port of the United States, on the 
coast of Massachusetts, on the north-east side of Cape 
Ann. Lat. 42. 42. N. long. 70. 40. W. 
SQUA'MOUS, adj. [ squamcus , Lat.] Scaly; covered 
with scales.—The sea was replenished with fish, of the car¬ 
tilaginous and squamose, as of the testaceous and crustaceous 
kinds. Woodward. 
To SQUA'NDER, v. a. [schwenden , Germ, perdere, in 
nihilum redigere.] . To scatter lavishly ; to spend profusely; 
to throw away in idle prodigality.—They often squandered, 
but they never gave. Savage. 
Then, in plain prose, were made two sorts of men, 
To squander some, and some to hide agen. Pope. 
To scatter; to dissipate; to disperse. 
The troops we squander'd first again appear 
From several quarters, and enclose the rear. Dryden. 
SQUA'NDER, s. The act of squandering.—The waste 
of our resources, and the squander of our opportunities. 
Inq. into the State of the Nation. 
SQUA'NDERER, 5. A spendthrift; a prodigal; a 
waster; a lavisher.—Plenty in their own keeping teaches 
them from the beginning to be squanderers and wasters. 
Locke. 
SQUANICOOK, a river of the United States, in Massa¬ 
chusetts, which runs south east into the Nashua, east of 
Shirley. 
SQUANNAROOS INDIANS, Indians of North America, 
on Cataract river, north of the Columbia. Number 120. 
SQUARCIONE (Francesco), a painter, born at Padua 
in 1394, more and better known as the founder of a school 
of art, than for any particular works of his own production. 
The school he maintained was furnished with designs and 
vestiges of antiquity, which he had acquired not only in 
Italy, but also in Greece, whither he travelled for -the pur¬ 
pose; and it was at one time attended by upwards of 130 
students, so that he acquired from it the respectable title of 
the father of the young painters. One picture of his is 
more particularly noticed by Lanzi, which was formerly in 
the church of the Carmelites at Padua, and afterwards in the 
private possession of the Conte de Lazara, representing St. 
Jerome surrounded by three saints; and he speaks of it in 
terms of praise for so early a production. It was painted, 
according to an inscription upon it, for the noble family of 
Lazara, in 1452, and is signed Francesco Squarcione. He 
died in 1474, at the age of 80, 
SQUARE, adj. [ysgwar , Welsh.] Cornered ; having 
right angles.—All the doors and posts were square with the 
windows. 1 Kings. —Forming a right angle.—This instru¬ 
ment is for striking lines square to other lines or streight 
sides, and try the squareness of their work. Moron. —Cor¬ 
nered ; having angles of whatever content: as three square, 
five square. —The clavicle is a crooked bone, in the figure 
of an S, one end of which being thicker, and almost three 
square, is inserted into the first bone of the sternon. Wise¬ 
man. —Parallel; exactly suitable.—She’s a most triumphant 
lady, if report be square to her. Shakspeare. —Strong; 
stout; well set; as, -a. square man; equal; exact; honest; 
fair: as square dealing. 
All have not offended ; 
For those that were, it is not square to take 
On those that are, revenge; crimes, like to lands. 
Are not inherited. Shakspeare. 
Square root of any number is that which multiplied by 
itself, produces the square, as 4 is the square root of 16; 
because 4x4 = 16; and likewise 6 is the square root of 36, 
as 6x6 = 36. See Algebra. 
SQUARE, s. A figure with right angles and equal sides. 
Rais’d of grassy turf their table was ; 
And on her ample square from side to side 
All Autumn pil’d. Milton. 
An area of four sides, with houses on each side; content 
of an angle.—In rectangle triangles, the square which is 
made of the side that subtendeth the right angle, is equal to 
the squares which are made of the sides, containing the 
right angle. Brown .—A rule or instrument by which 
workmen measure or form their angles. 
Forth to the solemn oak you bring the square. 
And span the massy trunk before you cry, ’tis lair. 
Shenstone. 
Rule ; regularity; exact proportion; justness of work¬ 
manship or conduct. Not much used. —In St. Paul’s time, 
the integrity of Rome was famous : Corinth many ways 
reproved; they of Galatia much more out of square. 
Hooker. —Squadron; troops formed square. Not now in 
use. 
He alone 
Dealt on lieutenantry, and no practice had 
In the brave squares of war. Shakspeare. 
A square number is when another called its root can be 
exactly 
