Straightedge

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Straightedge \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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  straightedge
       n : hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal
           or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test
           their straightness)