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Draughtsmen vary very much in their treatment of hair, and different qualities of hair require different treatment.

From The Practice and Science of Drawing by Speed, Harold

Draughtsmen usually sign their work intelligibly, and even when they use a device instead of a signature their identity is easily traceable.

From The Mystery of 31 New Inn by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)

Its primary meaning is said to be "Poor Draughtsmen."

From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 03, March 1895 The Cloister at Monreale, Near Palermo, Sicily by Various

Draughtsmen find their clerks wrote loosely and wordily, because they were paid by the folio.

From A Book About Lawyers by Jeaffreson, John Cordy

Draughtsmen are aware that lines drawn on paper with good India ink well prepared cannot be washed out by mere sponging or washing.

From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle