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Stretch dangerously thin, as a line of reasoning
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wiredraw
Word definitions for wiredraw in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "to make wire by drawing metal," from wire (n.) + draw (v.). Related: Wiredrawer ; wiredrawing .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wiredraw \Wire"draw`\, v. t. [imp. Wiredrew ; p. p. Wiredrawn ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wiredrawing .] To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel. Hence, to draw by art or violence. My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context now rare English) To stretch (some physical thing) out, as though drawing wire; to elongate. 2 (context obsolete English) To stretch (words, a meaning etc.) to suit one's own purpose.
Usage examples of wiredraw.
We had wiredrawing equipment and almost any two metals in ajar of vinegar makes a battery.
Boldly, as though parched and drinking, her eyes traveled over the wiredrawn, flowing lines of his silhouette, the honed planes of his face, stern and laughing at the same time, full of strength, the jaw-line faintly shadowed with a dark tint, the arch of his throat interrupted by the subtle shadow of the round tumescence midway, and the hollow at the confluence of the collarbone.