'Wiredrawn' definitions:
Definition of 'Wiredrawn'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument. [1913 Webster]
- Such twisting, such wiredrawing, was never seen in a court of justice. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Steam Engine) To pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or force by friction. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'wiredrawn'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- insubstantial,
- lacy,
- light,
- misty,
- papery,
- pubescent,
- rare,
- rarefied,
- refined,
- satin,
- satiny,
- silky,
- slender,
- slenderish,
- slight,
- slight-made,
- slim,
- slimmish,
- slinky,
- small,
- smooth,
- subtle,
- svelte,
- sylphlike,
- tenuous,
- thin,
- thin-bodied,
- thin-set,
- thin-spun,
- thinnish,
- threadlike,
- vague,
- velutinous,
- velvety,
- wasp-waisted,
- watered,
- watered-down,
- watery,
- weak,
- willowy,
- wispy