With this quare I can square the bulding forces of matter

English to French Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering measuring (although, somewhat figurative)

The complete sentence is:
With this quare I can square the bulding forces of matter, yet I cannot build a tree or shape a flower.

This text dates back to the early 1900s.

Could "quare" be a colloquial/ancient name for "square" (the tool)?

Discussion

Marie-Andree Dionne (asker) Apr 2, 2012: Mario: Non. Comme je le diais, ce n'est définitivement pas le sens.
Marion Feildel (X) Apr 2, 2012: "With this quare" veut peut-être dire tout simplement "C'est pourquoi ". Quelle est la phrase précédente ?
Marie-Andree Dionne (asker) Apr 2, 2012: Hi, Yes I have seen the Merriam Webster entry and it just doesn't apply here. The latin you suggest is no more useful unless you can see a way it could mean something here?
Sandra Mouton Apr 2, 2012: I imagine you have found the Merriam-Webster entry about it being a dialectal form of "queer". Not that it really helps, but... Another thought perhaps (probably) completely useless: could it be the Latin word "quare" (= for what reason?)?

English term

With this quare I can square the bulding forces of matter

Discussion

Your current localization setting

Select a language

English term

With this quare I can square the bulding forces of matter

Discussion

You have native languages that can be verified

Your current localization setting

Select a language