fine-draw

American  

[fahyn-draw] / ˈfaɪnˈdrɔ /

verb (used with object)

fine-drew, fine-drawn, fine-drawing

1. Sewing. to sew together so finely that the joining is not noticeable.

2. to draw out to extreme fineness, tenuity, or subtlety.

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fine-draw British  

verb

1. to sew together so finely that the join is scarcely noticeable

2. to carry out the last drawing-out operation on (wire, tube, etc) to reduce its diameter

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Other Word Forms

• fine-drawer noun

Etymology

Origin of fine-draw

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

Rejoined the old woman, "O my daughter, be not chagrined; for I have a son, a fine-drawer, and he, by thy life, shall fine-draw the holes and restore the turband-cloth as it was."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The crone answered, "To-morrow, Inshallah—an it please Allah the Most High—I will bring him to thee, at the time of thy husband's going forth from thee, and he shall fine-draw it and depart forthwith."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir