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  • 81Long-drawn — a. Extended to a great length. Syn: long drawn out. [1913 Webster] The cicad[ae] hushed their long drawn, ear splitting strains. G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 82fine-drawn — /faɪn ˈdrɔn/ (say fuyn drawn) adjective drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness: a fine drawn wire; a fine drawn distinction …

  • 83Solid-drawn — Sol id drawn , a. Drawn out from a heated solid bar, as by a process of spiral rolling which first hollows the bar and then expands the cavity by forcing the bar over a pointed mandrel fixed in front of the rolls; said of a weldless tube.… …

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  • 84long-drawn — /ˈlɒŋ drɔn/ (say long drawn) adjective 1. drawn out; prolonged: a long drawn narrative. 2. Rare long …

  • 85cold-drawn — coldˈ drawn adjective 1. (of metal, wire, etc) drawn through a die without heating 2. (of vegetable oil) subjected to pressure without heat • • • Main Entry: ↑cold * * * adj. (of metal) drawn out into a wire or bar while cold Derivatives: cold… …

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  • 86draw out — phrasal verb Word forms draw out : present tense I/you/we/they draw out he/she/it draws out present participle drawing out past tense drew out past participle drawn out 1) [transitive] to make something continue longer than usual This action… …

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  • 87Way Out West (musicians) — Infobox musical artist | Name = Way Out West Landscape = yes Img capt = Background = Origin = Bristol, England Genre = Years active = 1994 current Label = Hope Recordings Associated acts = URL = Current members = Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren… …

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  • 88fine-drawn — /fuyn drawn /, adj. drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness. [1830 40] * * * …

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  • 89fine-drawn — fine′ drawn′ adj. drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness …

    From formal English to slang

  • 90fine-drawn — [fīn′drôn΄] adj. 1. drawn out until very fine, as wire 2. extended to a high degree of subtleness: said of reasoning, arguments, etc …

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