Associations to the word «Straightedge»

Wiktionary

STRAIGHTEDGE, adjective. Living one's life against/without the use of alcohol, smoking, and illegal drugs.
STRAIGHTEDGE, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

STRAIGHTEDGE, noun. Hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness).

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche