well-terminated

Updated: May 25, 2025

For example, under the line of straight marks, which constituted the first lesson, was written as follows: Straight, equidistant, parallel, smooth, well-terminated. These directions were to call the attention of the pupil to the excellences which he must aim at, and when he supposed he had secured them, his book was to be presented to the teacher for examination.

Jacob Abbott - The Teacher