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finedraw

finedraw verb: to sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.

Verb

finedraw (third-person singular simple present finedraws, present participle finedrawing, simple past finedrew, past participle finedrawn)

  1. (transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
    • and when one of larger dimensions was required, several of these were sewn finedrawn together with such care that no seams were discernible.1842, Miss Lambert (F.), The Hand-book of Needlework, page 24

Forms of finedraw

third-person singular presentfinedraws
present participlefinedrawing
pastfinedrew
past participlefinedrawn

Origin of finedraw

From fine + draw.

Questions about finedraw

What does finedraw mean?
Finedraw means to sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
What part of speech is finedraw?
Finedraw is a verb.
What is the past tense of finedraw?
The past tense of finedraw is finedrew.

Words near finedraw in the dictionary

  1. fineable
  2. Fineberg
  3. Finebergs
  4. fined
  5. Finedon
  6. finedraw
  7. finedrawing
  8. finedrawn
  9. finedraws
  10. finedrew
  11. fineer

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