- wiredrawn
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adjective
Date: 1603
excessively minute and subtle <curious speculations, wiredrawn comparisons, obsolete erudition — Virginia Woolf>
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wiredrawn
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Wiredrawn — Infobox musical artist Name = Wiredrawn Img capt = Img size = 250 Landscape = Yes Background = group or band Origin = Ocean City, Maryland Genre = Hard rock, alternative rockcite web|last=Sharpe Young|first=Garry|title=MusicMight… … Wikipedia
Wiredrawn — Wiredraw Wire draw , v. t. [imp. {Wiredrew}; p. p. {Wiredrawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wiredrawing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to draw by art or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wiredrawn — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from past participle of wiredraw : drawn out long and fine like wire : excessively minute and fine wiredrawn comparisons Virginia Woolf wiredrawn theories * * * /wuyeur drawn /, adj. 1. drawn out long and thin like … Useful english dictionary
Wiredrawn - Self Titled — Infobox Album Name = Self Titled Type = studio Artist = Wiredrawn Released = July 29, 2002 Recorded = Clay Creek Recording Studio Newark, Delaware Genre = Hard Rock Length = 14:50 Label = DogWar Records Producer = Nick Rotundo This album = Self… … Wikipedia
wiredrawn — /wuyeur drawn /, adj. 1. drawn out long and thin like a wire. 2. (of ideas, comparisons, etc.) finely spun; extremely intricate; minute. [1595 1605; WIRE + DRAWN] * * * … Universalium
wiredrawn — Synonyms and related words: airy, attenuate, attenuated, boyish, dainty, delicate, diaphanous, diluted, downy, ethereal, filmy, fine, fine drawn, fine grained, finespun, flimsy, fluffy, frail, fuzzy, gauzy, girlish, gossamer, gossamery, gracile,… … Moby Thesaurus
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wiredraw — v.tr. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 draw (metal) out into wire. 2 elongate; protract unduly. 3 (esp. as wiredrawn adj.) refine or apply or press (an argument etc.) with idle or excessive subtlety. * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology:… … Useful english dictionary
Wiredraw — Wire draw , v. t. [imp. {Wiredrew}; p. p. {Wiredrawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wiredrawing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to draw by art or violence.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wiredrawing — Wiredraw Wire draw , v. t. [imp. {Wiredrew}; p. p. {Wiredrawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wiredrawing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to draw by art or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
