Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter D - Page 95

Draper (n.) One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and tailor.

Draper (n.) A dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods).

Draper, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota

Population (2000): 92

Housing Units (2000): 57

Land area (2000): 0.643974 sq. miles (1.667886 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 0.643974 sq. miles (1.667886 sq. km)

FIPS code: 17020

Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46

Location: 43.925099 N, 100.540099 W

ZIP Codes (1990): 57531

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Draper, UT -- U.S. city in Utah

Population (2000): 25220

Housing Units (2000): 6588

Land area (2000): 30.343507 sq. miles (78.589319 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.006263 sq. miles (0.016222 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 30.349770 sq. miles (78.605541 sq. km)

FIPS code: 20120

Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49

Location: 40.514843 N, 111.872940 W

ZIP Codes (1990): 84020

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Draperied (a.) Covered or supplied with drapery. [R.] -- Byron.

Draperies (n. pl. ) of Drapery.

Drapery (n.) The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth. -- Bacon.

Drapery (n.) Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.

People who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery. -- Macaulay.

Drapery (n.) A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as:

Drapery (n.) (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art.

Drapery (n.) (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed.

Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. -- Bryant.

All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely torn off. -- Burke.

Casting of draperies. See under Casting.

The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most important of an artist's studies. -- Fairholt.

Drapery (n.) Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall].

Drapery (n.) Cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds.

Drapet (n.) Cloth. [Obs.] -- Spenser.

Drastic (a.) (Med.) 激烈的，猛烈的；嚴厲的；極端的 Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives.

Drastic (n.) (Med.) 【醫】劇瀉劑 A violent purgative. See Cathartic.

Drastic (a.) Forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures."

Drastically (adv.) In a drastic manner.

Drasty (a.) Filthy; worthless. [Obs.] "Drasty ryming." -- Chaucer.

Draugh (n.) See Draft. [Obs.]

Draught (n.) The act of drawing or pulling; as:

Draught (n.) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like.

A general custom of using oxen for all sort of draught would be, perhaps, the greatest improvement. -- Sir W. Temple.

Draught (n.) The drawing of a bowstring. [Obs.]

She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught. -- Spenser.

Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.

Upon the draught of a pond, not one fish was left. -- Sir M. Hale.

Draught (n.) The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking.

In his hands he took the goblet, but a while the draught forbore. -- Trench.

Draught (n.) A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy. [Obs.]

By drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when he looketh not for you. -- Spenser.

Draught (n.) (Mil.) The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2)

Draught (n.) The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating; representation. -- Dryden.

Draught (n.) That which is drawn; as:

Draught (n.) That which is taken by sweeping with a net.

Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. -- Luke v. 4.

He laid down his pipe, and cast his net, which brought him a very great draught. -- L'Estrange.

Draught (n.) (Mil.) The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense usually written draft.

Draught (n.) The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation.

Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, Slavery, . . . still thou art a bitter draught. -- Sterne.

Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired. -- Goldsmith.

Draught (n.) A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written, designed, or drawn; a delineation.

A draught of a Toleration Act was offered to the Parliament by a private member. -- Macaulay.

No picture or draught of these things from the report of the eye. -- South.

Draught (n.) (Com.) An order for the payment of money; -- in this sense almost always written draft.

Draught (n.) A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as through a room or up a chimney. -- Thackeray.

He preferred to go and sit upon the stairs, in . . . a strong draught of air, until he was again sent for. -- Dickens.

Draught (n.) That which draws; as:

Draught (n.) A team of oxen or horses. -- Blackstone.

Draught (n.) A sink or drain; a privy. -- Shak. -- Matt. xv. 17.

Draught (n.) pl. (Med.) A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet.

Draught (n.) Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction.

The Hertfordshire wheel plow . . . is of the easiest draught. -- Mortimer.

Draught (n.) (Naut.) The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet draught.

Draught (n.) (Com.) An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft, 4.

Draught (n.) A move, as at chess or checkers. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Draught (n.) The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold.

Draught (n.) (Masonry) See Draft, n., 7.

Angle of draught, The angle made with the plane over which a body is drawn by the line in which the pulling force acts, when the latter has the direction best adapted to overcome the obstacles of friction and the weight of the body.

Black draught. See under Black, a.

Blast draught, or Forced draught, The draught produced by a blower, as by blowing in air beneath a fire or drawing out the gases from above it.

Natural draught, The draught produced by the atmosphere flowing, by its own weight, into a chimney wherein the air is rarefied by heat.

On draught, So as to be drawn from the wood (as a cask, barrel, etc.) in distinction from being bottled; as, ale on draught.

Sheer draught. See under Sheer.

Draught (a.) Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks.

Draught (a.) Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air.

Draught (a.) Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.

Draught (a.) Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale, cider, and the like.

Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings, is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by many authorities.

Draught box. See Draught tube, below.

Draught engine (Mining), An engine used for pumping,   raising heavy weights, and the like.

Draught hook (Mil.), One of the hooks on a cannon carriage, used in drawing the gun backward and forward.

Draught horse, A horse employed in drawing loads, plowing, etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage horse.

Draught net, A seine or hauling net.

Draught ox, An ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.

Draught tube (Water Wheels), An air-tight pipe extending downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also draught box.

Draughted (imp. & p. p.) of Draught.

Draughting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Draught.

Draught (v. t.) To draw out; to call forth. See Draft. -- Addison.

Draught (v. t.) To diminish or exhaust by drawing. [R.]

The Parliament so often draughted and drained. -- Sir W. Scott.

Draught (v. t.) To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.

Draughting room, A room draughtsmen to work in, and where plans are kept.

Draught (n.) A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" [syn: draft, draught, potation, tipple].

Draught (n.) A large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [syn: gulp, draft, draught, swig].

Draught (n.) A current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) [syn: draft, draught].

Draught (n.) The depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) [syn: draft, draught].

Draught (n.) A dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn: draft, draught].

Draught (n.) The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: draft, draught, drawing].

Draught (v.) Make a blueprint of [syn: blueprint, draft, draught].

Draughtboard (n.) A checkered board on which draughts are played. See Checkerboard.

Draughthouse (n.) A house for the reception of waste matter; a privy.

Draughts (n. pl.) A mild vesicatory. See Draught, n., 3 (c).

Draughts (n. pl.) A game, now more commonly called checkers. See Checkers.

Draughtsmen (n. pl. ) of Draughtsman.

Draughtsman (n.) One who draws pleadings or other writings.

Draughtsman (n.) One who draws plans and sketches of machinery, structures, and places; also, more generally, one who makes drawings of any kind.

Draughtsman (n.) A "man" or piece used in the game of draughts.

Draughtsman (n.) One who drinks drams; a tippler.

Draughtsmanship (n.) The office, art, or work of a draughtsman.

Draughty (a.) Pertaining to a draught, or current of air; as, a draughtly, comfortless room.

Drave () old imp. of Drive.

Dravida (n. pl.) A race of Hindostan, believed to be the original people who occupied the land before the Hindoo or Aryan invasion.

Dravidian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Dravida.

Drew (imp.) of Draw.

Drawn (p. p.) of Draw.

Drawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Draw.

Draw (v. t.) 劃，畫，繪製，描寫；拉，拖；拉長，拖長 To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

He cast him down to ground, and all along Drew him through dirt and mire without remorse. -- Spenser.

He hastened to draw the stranger into a private room. -- Sir W. Scott.

Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? -- James ii. 6.

The arrow is now drawn to the head. -- Atterbury.

Draw (v. t.) To influence to move or tend toward one's self; to exercise an attracting force upon; to call towards itself; to attract; hence, to entice; to allure; to induce.

The poet Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods. -- Shak.
All eyes you draw, and with the eyes the heart. -- Dryden.

Draw (v. t.) To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract; to educe; to bring forth; as: (a) To bring or take out, or to let out, from some receptacle, as a stick or post from a hole, water from a cask or well, etc.

The drew out the staves of the ark. -- 2 Chron. v. 9.

Draw thee waters for the siege. -- Nahum iii. 14.

I opened the tumor by the point of a lancet without drawing one drop of blood. -- Wiseman.

Draw (v. t.) To pull from a sheath, as a sword.

I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. -- Ex. xv. 9.

Draw (v. t.) To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.

Spirits, by distillations, may be drawn out of vegetable juices, which shall flame and fume of themselves. -- Cheyne.

Until you had drawn oaths from him. -- Shak.

Draw (v. t.) To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to derive.

We do not draw the moral lessons we might from history. -- Burke.

Draw (v. t.) To take or procure from a place of deposit; to call for and receive from a fund, or the like; as, to draw money from a bank.

Draw (v. t.) To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the numbers for prizes or blanks; hence, to obtain by good fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize.

Draw (v. t.) To select by the drawing of lots.

Provided magistracies were filled by men freely chosen or drawn. -- Freeman.

Draw (v. t.) To remove the contents of. as:

Draw (v. t.) To drain by emptying; to suck dry.

Sucking and drawing the breast dischargeth the milk as fast as it can generated. -- Wiseman.

Draw (v. t.) To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal.

In private draw your poultry, clean your tripe. -- King.

Draw (v. t.) To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence, also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave. "Where I first drew air." -- Milton.

Drew, or seemed to draw, a dying groan. -- Dryden.

Draw (v. t.) To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch; to extend, as a mass of metal into wire.

How long her face is drawn! -- Shak.

And the huge Offa's dike which he drew from the mouth of Wye to that of Dee. -- J. R. Green.

Draw (v. t.) To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface; hence, also, to form by marking; to make by an instrument of delineation; to produce, as a sketch, figure, or picture.

Draw (v. t.) To represent by lines drawn; to form a sketch or a picture of; to represent by a picture; to delineate; hence, to represent by words; to depict; to describe.

A flattering painter who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are. -- Goldsmith.

Can I, untouched, the fair one's passions move, Or thou draw beauty and not feel its power? -- Prior.

Draw (v. t.) To write in due form; to prepare a draught of; as, to draw a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.

Clerk, draw a deed of gift. -- Shak.

Draw (v. t.) To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating; -- said of a vessel; to sink so deep in (water); as, a ship draws ten feet of water.

Draw (v. t.) To withdraw. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Go wash thy face, and draw the action. -- Shak.

Draw (v. t.) To trace by scent; to track; -- a hunting term.

Draw (v. t.) (Games) (a) (Cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.

Draw (v. t.) (Games) (b) (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.

Draw (v. t.) (Games) (c) (Billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.

Draw (v. t.) (Games) (d) (Curling) To throw up (the stone) gently.

Draw (v. t.) To leave (a contest) undecided; as, the battle or game was drawn. "Win, lose, or draw."

Note: Draw, in most of its uses, retains some shade of its original sense, to pull, to move forward by the

application of force in advance, or to extend in length, and usually expresses an action as gradual or continuous, and leisurely. We pour liquid quickly, but we draw it in a continued stream. We force compliance by threats, but we draw it by gradual prevalence. We may write a letter with haste, but we draw a bill with slow caution and regard to a precise form. We draw a bar of metal by continued beating.

To draw a bow, To bend the bow by drawing the string for discharging the arrow.

To draw a cover, To clear a cover of the game it contains.

To draw a curtain, To cause a curtain to slide or move, either closing or unclosing. "Night draws the curtain, which the sun withdraws." -- Herbert.

To draw a line, To fix a limit or boundary.

To draw back, To receive back, as duties on goods for exportation.

To draw breath, To breathe. -- Shak.

To draw cuts or To draw lots. See under Cut, n.

To draw in. (a) To bring or pull in; to collect.

To draw in. (b) To entice; to inveigle.

To draw interest, To produce or gain interest.

To draw off, To withdraw; to abstract. -- Addison.

To draw on, To bring on; to occasion; to cause. "War which either his negligence drew on, or his practices procured." -- Hayward.

To draw (one) out, To elicit cunningly the thoughts and feelings of another.

To draw out, To stretch or extend; to protract; to spread out. -- "Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?" --Ps. lxxxv. 5. "Linked sweetness long drawn out." -- Milton.

To draw over, To cause to come over, to induce to leave one part or side for the opposite one.

To draw the longbow, To exaggerate; to tell preposterous tales.

To draw (one) to or To draw (one) on to (something), To move, to incite, to induce. "How many actions most ridiculous hast thou been drawn to by thy fantasy?" -- Shak.

To draw up. (a) To compose in due form; to draught; to form in writing.

To draw up. (b) To arrange in order, as a body of troops; to array. "Drawn up in battle to receive the charge." -- Dryden.

Syn: To Draw, Drag.

Usage: Draw differs from drag in this, that drag implies a natural inaptitude for drawing, or positive resistance; it is applied to things pulled or hauled along the ground, or moved with toil or difficulty.

Draw is applied to all bodies moved by force in advance, whatever may be the degree of force; it commonly implies that some kind of aptitude or provision exists for drawing. Draw is the more general or generic term, and drag the more specific. We say, the horses draw a coach or wagon, but they drag it through mire; yet draw is properly used in both cases.

Draw (v. i.) 劃線；畫圖；漸漸移動；行駛 [Q] To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well.

Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind.

Draw (v. i.) To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a well.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. -- John iv. 11.

Draw (v. i.) To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or enticement.

Keep a watch upon the particular bias of their minds, that it may not draw too much. -- Addison.

Draw (v. i.) (Med.) To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a sinapism; -- said of a blister, poultice, etc.

Draw (v. i.) To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc.

Draw (v. i.) To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword.

So soon as ever thou seest him, draw; and as thou drawest, swear horrible. -- Shak.

Draw (v. i.) To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation; to sketch; to form figures or pictures. "Skill in drawing." -- Locke.

Draw (v. i.) To become contracted; to shrink. "To draw into less room." -- Bacon.

Draw (v. i.) To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead or increase it; to draw back, to retreat; to draw level, to move up even (with another); to come up to or overtake another; to draw off, to retire or retreat; to draw on, to advance; to draw up, to form in array; to draw near, nigh, or towards, to approach; to draw together, to come together, to collect.

Draw (v. i.) To make a draft or written demand for payment of money deposited or due; -- usually with on or upon.

You may draw on me for the expenses of your journey. -- Jay.

Draw (v. i.) To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo draught; as, a carriage draws easily.

Draw (v. i.) To sink in water; to require a depth for floating. "Greater hulks draw deep." -- Shak.

To draw to a head. (a) (Med.) To begin to suppurate; to ripen, as a boil.

To draw to a head. (b) Fig.: To ripen, to approach the time for action; as, the plot draws to a head.

Draw (n.) [C] 平局，平手；抽籤；吸引人的事物（或人）；精彩節目；拉，曳，拔取；吊橋的開合部分；【美】抽菸 The act of drawing; draught.

Draw (n.) A lot or chance to be drawn.

Draw (n.) the act of drawing a lot or chance. "The luck of the draw."

Draw (n.) A drawn game or battle, etc; a tied game; a tie. [Colloq.]

Draw (n.) That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn aside; the movable part of a drawbridge. See the Note under Drawbridge. [U.S.]

Draw (n.) The result of drawing, or state of being drawn; specif.:

Draw (n.) (a) A drawn battle, game, or the like.

Draw (n.) (b) The spin or twist imparted to a ball, or the like, by a drawing stroke.

Draw (n.) That which is drawn or is subject to drawing.

Draw (n.) A gully that is shallower than a ravine.

Draw (n.) An entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter].

Draw (n.) The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: draw, standoff, tie].

Draw (n.) Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" [syn: draw, lot].

Draw (n.) A playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw."

Draw (n.) A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: hook, draw, hooking].

Draw (n.) (American football) The quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage [syn: draw, draw play].

Draw (n.) Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud" [syn: draw, draw poker].

Draw (n.) The act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" [syn: draw, haul, haulage].

Draw (v.) Cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: pull, draw, force] [ant: force, push].

Draw (v.) Get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" [syn: reap, draw].

Draw (v.) Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: trace, draw, line, describe, delineate].

Draw (v.) Make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" [syn: draw, make].

Draw (v.) Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" [syn: draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out].

Draw (v.) Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse."

Draw (v.) Take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel" [syn: draw, take out].

Draw (v.) Give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [syn: describe, depict, draw].

Draw (v.) Select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population."

Draw (v.) Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter."

Draw (v.) Suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: puff, drag, draw].

Draw (v.) Move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore."

Draw (v.) Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: withdraw, draw, take out, draw off] [ant: bank, deposit].

Draw (v.) Choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: draw, cast].

Draw (v.) Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" [syn: draw, get].

Draw (v.) Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close."

Draw (v.) Cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood."

Draw (v.) Write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office."

Draw (v.) Engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden."

Draw (v.) Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains."

Draw (v.) Allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well."

Draw (v.) Require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches."

Draw (v.) Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: draw, quarter, draw and quarter].

Draw (v.) Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" [syn: pull, draw].

Draw (v.) Take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up].

Draw (v.) Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in] [ant: beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse].

Draw (v.) Thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" [syn: string, thread, draw].

Draw (v.) Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" [syn: pull back, draw].

Draw (v.) Pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: guide, run, draw, pass].

Draw (v.) Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: tie, draw].

Draw (v.) Contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water."

Draw (v.) Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire."

Draw (v.) Steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit."

Draw (v.) Remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken" [syn: disembowel, eviscerate, draw].

Draw (v.) Flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel."

Draw (v.) Cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus."

Drawable (a.) Capable of being drawn.

Drawback (n.) 缺點，短處，不利條件； 障礙，妨礙； 撤回，撤銷；退款；退稅 A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature.

The avarice of Henry VII . . . . must be deemed a drawback from the wisdom ascribed to him. -- Hallam.

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