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

A drawing frame showing the sliver of cotton passing through the machine.

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)

There are three pairs of these rollers, acting on the cotton in every way just as described for the drawing frame.

From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Wilkinson, Frederick

No such difference can be perceived in the sliver at the drawing frame.

From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Wilkinson, Frederick