- drawplate
- noun Date: 1793 a die with holes through which wires are drawn
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drawplate
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Drawplate — Draw plate , n. A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drawplate — [drô′plāt΄] n. a metal plate with holes through which wire is drawn to get the desired thickness * * * … Universalium
drawplate — [drô′plāt΄] n. a metal plate with holes through which wire is drawn to get the desired thickness … English World dictionary
drawplate — noun A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated … Wiktionary
drawplate — /ˈdrɔpleɪt/ (say drawplayt) noun a die plate with conical holes through which to draw wire and thus to regulate its size and shape …
drawplate — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a die with holes through which wires are drawn 2. : bar plate … Useful english dictionary
down to the wire — Wire Wire (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. v[=i]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.] [1913 Webster] 1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drawbench — Draw bench , n. (Med.) A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made; also called drawing bench. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eleusine Indica — Wire Wire (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. v[=i]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.] [1913 Webster] 1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flatter — Flat ter (fl[a^]t t[ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metal Working) (a) A flat faced fulling hammer. (b) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
