Definition of three-square
: having an equilateral triangular cross section
—used especially of a file
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Origin and Etymology of three-square
Middle English thre sqware having three equal sides, from three, thre three + sqware, square square
Definition of three-square
1
or less commonly
three-square rush
[so called from the triangular stems]
: any of various rushes of the genus Scirpus;
especially
: chairmaker's rush
2
: a three-square file
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