straight-edge

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promoting abstinence from mind-altering or unhealthy substances or practices (such as illegal drug use, alcohol, tobacco, and occasionally meat and sex)
(the straight edge; uncountable) A lifestyle and subculture that advocates abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and the usage of recreational drugs
Same as straightedge
straightedge
A tool which is flat, rectangular and commonly made of wood, metal or plastic and is used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines
straightedge
Living one's life against/without the use of alcohol, smoking, and illegal drugs
straight edge
A long steel ruler used as a guide to trim the selvage off of untrimmed wallpaper or to cut lengths of wallpaper at inside corners
straight edge
A tool for drawing or establishing a straight line to top
straight edge
A 6 foot or 7 foot ruler used by a paperhanger to trim the selvage off of wallcovering
straight edge
An angle with measure of 180
straight edge
Flat-plate or rotary-plate stamps from the margins of panes where the sheets were cut apart Straight-edge stamps have no perforations on one or two adjacent sides Sometimes straight-edge stamps show a guideline
straight edge
A tool that is helpful in conjunction with a razor knife for mitering straight joints (such as double-cutting through two layers of wallpaper) and for use as a guide in trimming selvages on un-trimmed wallpaper
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A board, or piece of wood or metal, having one edge perfectly straight, used to ascertain whether a line is straight or a surface even, and for drawing straight lines
straightedge
A metal ruler or bar, with one edge known to be smooth and straight, used to determine flatness of surfaces
straightedge
A tool used to construct straight lines (Lesson 0 2)
straightedge
Living ones life against/without the use of alcohol, smoking, and illegal drugs
straightedge
{i} piece of wood or metal with one perfectly straight edge for measuring straightness of other objects or lines
straightedge
hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
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A straight strip of wood or metal used to lay out or check the accuracy of work
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