drawing frame

American  

noun

Textiles.

1. a machine used to attenuate and straighten fibers by having them pass, in sliver form, through a series of double rollers, each pair of which revolves at a slightly greater speed than the preceding pair and reduces the number of strands originally fed into the machine to one extended fibrous strand doubled or redoubled in length.

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Etymology

Origin of drawing frame

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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drawing frame

In addition, a judge checked whether the children chose to incorporate a small shape just outside what looked like a rectangular drawing frame.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022

The team gave kids a sheet of paper with just a few basic elements printed on it: some dots here, squiggles there and a rectangle that suggested a drawing frame.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022

The drawing frame is a machine consisting of a number of sets of rollers, the front roller having a greater speed than the rear ones.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

The delivery rollers of one type of drawing frame, called the "push-bar" drawing frame, and made by Messsrs.

From The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth by Woodhouse, T.

When the combing is adopted, it precedes the drawing frame, which has previously been described, and the cans of sliver from the comber are taken directly to the draw-frame.

From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Wilkinson, Frederick