finedraw

English

Etymology

fine + draw

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.
    • 1842, Miss Lambert (F.), The Hand-book of Needlework, page 24:
      and when one of larger dimensions was required, several of these were sewn finedrawn together with such care that no seams were discernible.

References

  • finedraw in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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