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noun Textiles.
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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Origin of drawing frame
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby drawing frame
drawing, drawing account, drawing board, drawing card, drawing chisel, drawing frame, drawing-in, drawing pin, drawing room, drawing-room comedy, drawing table
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