"straightedge" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more straightedge [comparative], most straightedge [superlative]
Etymology: straight + edge Etymology templates: {{com|en|straight|edge}} straight + edge Head templates: {{en-adj}} straightedge (comparative more straightedge, superlative most straightedge)
  1. Alternative form of straight edge Wikidata QID: Q1215 Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: straight edge Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-straightedge-en-adj-en:Q1215 Disambiguation of Personality: 56 44

Noun

Forms: straightedges [plural]
Etymology: straight + edge Etymology templates: {{com|en|straight|edge}} straight + edge Head templates: {{en-noun}} straightedge (plural straightedges)
  1. A flat, rectangular tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines. Wikidata QID: Q354733 Synonyms: straight edge Translations (tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines): مِيزَان زِئْبَقِيّ (mīzān ziʔbaqiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), линеал (lineal) [masculine] (Bulgarian), viivain (Finnish), Richtscheit [neuter] (German), Richtlineal [neuter] (German), Lineal [neuter] (German), ρίγα (ríga) [feminine] (Greek), vonalzó (Hungarian), szintezővonalzó (Hungarian), szintezőléc (Hungarian), felületsimaság-vizsgáló (Hungarian), ellenőrző vonalzó/léc (Hungarian), прави́ло (pravílo) (Russian), rätskiva [common-gender] (Swedish), stripöm (Volapük), llinellydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-straightedge-en-noun-en:Q354733 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

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