Definition of Straightidge
Straight"edge` (?), n. 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.
Straight"edge` (?), n. 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (US, of a skinhead): having the outward appearance of an anarchist, but swears off using drugs or alcohol and promotes law-abiding behavior.
- 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.
- (US): One who has the outward appearance of an anarchist, but who proscribes the use or abuse of illicit drugs; a wannabe; a strightedge skinhead.
straight edge- (countable) Same as straightedge.
- (the straight edge; uncountable) A lifestyle and subculture that advocates abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and the usage of recreational drugs.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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