square-rigged adj.
well-dressed, smart, respectable.
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(con. 1840s–50s) London Labour and London Poor I 251/1: George and his two fellow-labourers were ‘square-rigged’ – that is, well-dressed. | ||
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Arthur’s 239: ’Twas a great, gentle, square-rigged mariner. | ||
Arrowsmith 154: Robert was a square-rigged, swart, tempestuous boy. |