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Nov 30, 2009
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straight•edge



Pronunciation: (strāt'ej"), [key]
n.
a bar or strip of wood, plastic, or metal having at least one long edge of sufficiently reliable straightness for use in drawing or testing straight lines, plane surfaces, etc.

straight-edge



Pronunciation: (strāt'ej"), [key]
adj.
advocating abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sex and sometimes advocating vegetarianism.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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