wiredrawn
a . 抽成铁丝的,过于拉长的,太琐碎的
抽成铁丝的,过於拉长的,太琐碎的
Wiredraw \
Wire "
draw `\,
v .
t . [
imp . {
Wiredrew };
p .
p .
{
Wiredrawn };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Wiredrawing }.]
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1 .
To form (
a piece of metal )
into wire ,
by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel .
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2 .
Hence ,
to draw by art or violence .
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My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy .
--
Dryden .
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3 .
Hence ,
also ,
to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity ;
as ,
to wiredraw an argument .
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Such twisting ,
such wiredrawing ,
was never seen in a court of justice . --
Macaulay .
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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 .
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65 Moby Thesaurus words for "
wiredrawn ":
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
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