drawing-in

American  

[draw-ing-in] / ˈdrɔ ɪŋˈɪn /

noun

drawings-in plural

1. the act or process of threading warp ends through the heddle eyes of the harness and the dents of the reed according to a given plan for weaving a fabric.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• drawings-in
  plural

Etymology

Origin of drawing-in

1835–45; draw in + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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drawing-in

When German politician Sigmar Gabriel suggested a speed limit on all stretches of German autobahns, there was a collective drawing-in of breath and raising of eyebrows.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2015

For giving-out involved drawing-in to fill the emptied spaces.

From A Prisoner in Fairyland by Blackwood, Algernon

The evening was drawing-in, cold and windy; and suddenly remembering that he must be back by tea-time, he rose up to return.

From St. Winifred's, or The World of School by Earnshaw, H. C. (Harold C.)

Then she added quick, with a funny little drawing-in of her breath, that she should let Marie go, though, with her Aunt Hattie.

From Mary Marie by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

The fine frames of the intricate "warping," the well-placed frames of the "drawing-in" all along the window sides of the rooms; then lines upon lines of spool frames.

From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Vorst, Marie Van