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drawn work

American  

noun

  1. ornamental work done by drawing threads from a fabric, the remaining portions usually being formed into lacelike patterns by needlework.


drawn work British  

noun

  1. Also called: drawn-thread work.  ornamental needlework done by drawing threads out of the fabric and using the remaining threads to form lacelike patterns

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of drawn work

First recorded in 1585–95

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Yet for any interpretation of this tightly drawn work to fulfill the play’s deepest intentions, it must be above all a double portrait of its incandescently noble leading man and its equally extraordinary villain.

From New York Times Jun. 19, 2018

In 2009, Mr. Migayrou curated a major retrospective of Mr. Parent’s built and drawn work, inaugurating a new museum in Paris, the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine.

From New York Times Feb. 29, 2016

Most of Hugo's drawn work was dedicated to this idea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kate’s hands were always busy, mostly at drawn work on the sheerest of lawn handkerchiefs.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

To point the need of obedience, Rosario seated herself on the porch, and began doing some drawn work upon which she was engaged.

From Brand Blotters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)

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