Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Haggard, as from fatigue or ill health.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Abnormally tall and slender because of too much crowding and too little sunlight and air: said of a plant, particularly a seedling. Badly drawn plants are of little value.
- Undecided, from the fact, that neither contestant has the advantage.
- Eviscerated; disemboweled: as, a drawn fowl.
- Melted: as, drawn butter.
- In needlework, gathered or shirred; puckered by threads drawn through the material.
- Freed from all particles of iron and steel by means of magnets: said of brass filings.
- Having the sword drawn.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- past participle See
draw , v. t. & i. - past participle butter melter and prepared to be used as a sort of gravy.
- past participle an eviscerated fowl.
- past participle one in which neither party wins; one equally contested.
- past participle one driven from cover.
- past participle ornamental work made by drawing out threads from fine cloth, and uniting the cross threads, to form a pattern.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Past participle of
draw
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
- adjective having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut
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Examples
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The only difference between true tapestry and drawn work, an example of which is here given, is, that the one is done on a warp that has not before been woven upon, and the other on a warp from which the weft threads have been _drawn_.
Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Mary Buckle 1877
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It is a word drawn from the old French fur trade for engagés who served their time and went free.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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It is a word drawn from the old French fur trade for engagés who served their time and went free.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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We should not be ethnocentric, a term drawn from anthropology, which tells us more about the meaning of openness.
THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND Allan Bloom 2003
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We should not be ethnocentric, a term drawn from anthropology, which tells us more about the meaning of openness.
THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND Allan Bloom 2003
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Mr. Feldman acknowledges these differences — starting with his title drawn from a Frankfurter law clerk 's characterization of the Supreme Court as "nine scorpions in a bottle" — but tries to celebrate all four "great justices" equally, as if their negative estimations of each other were mere personal foibles.
The New Dealers Jeremy Rabkin 2010
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The Japanese call it nemawashi nimah-wash-ee, a word drawn from the practice of bonzai, and which means “preparing to plant.”
The Elegant Solution Matthew E. May 2007
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Competitors include LHPH, a name drawn from the industry term Lease Here Pay Here.
The Seattle Times 2012
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After Vincente and the tech had left, Chase entered, his expression drawn, his ink-black hair still wet from a recent shower.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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After Vincente and the tech had left, Chase entered, his expression drawn, his ink-black hair still wet from a recent shower.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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The Commerce Department confirmed that there are only three companies that make optical fiber in the United States that meet federal Build America Buy America standards. Optical fiber is a strand of glass that’s been “drawn,” or melted down, to about as thin as a human hair. Light passes through this glass carrying data, providing an internet connection. The fiber is then wrapped into cables so that it can be installed safely in the field.
Marketplace - Business news and economic stories for everyone. Kai Ryssdal 2024
ruzuzu commented on the word drawn
"Abnormally tall and slender because of too much crowding and too little sunlight and air: said of a plant, particularly a seedling. Badly drawn plants are of little value."
--Cent. Dict.
November 20, 2012