drawn-outadj.

Brit.

/ˌdrɔːnˈaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌdrɔnˈaʊt/,

/ˌdrɑnˈaʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drawn adj., out adv.

Etymology: < drawn adj. + out adv., after to draw out at draw v. Phrasal verbs 1. With sense 3 compare earlier long-drawn-out adj.

1. That is or has been drawn or pulled out; extracted.

ΚΠ

1773 W. Hanbury Compl. Body Planting & Gardening II. 105/2 When the thinning in the seed-bed is made, the drawn-out plants may be given away.

1857 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Dec. 1021/2 The whole of the drawn out iris was cut off.

1898 B. Banner Househ. Sewing i. 22 Patterns derived purely from hem stitching and drawn-out threads.

1934 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 56/2 The drawn-out matter was completely torn off from our sun and floated in space.

1995 W. H. Gass in D. Halpern Who's writing This? 64 He sat suddenly back in his drawn-out chair.

a. Of a glass tube or cylindrical object: that has been stretched into a thinner, elongated form while molten.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > other types of glass

blownc1425

Bohemian1682

grounded1698

soft1758

unsilvered1772

navelledc1817

drawn-out1822

muffled1847

ambitty1856

muffed1868

roughcast1868

Sandwich1881

fumé1883

hand-blown1885

peach-blow1886

opaque1907

mould-blown1925

offhand1941

1822 Q. Jrnl. Sci., Lit., & Arts Apr. 157 The drawn-out tube, G H, descends perpendicularly into a bottle.

1870 Nature 14 July 227/2 The drawn-out necks of the flasks were hermetically sealed in the blow-pipe flame.

1912 Public Health Rep. 15 Mar. 396 The removal of fluid from the peritoneum, with a view to examination, is made at the same point by means of a drawn-out glass pipette.

1977 Biol. Bull. 153 509 Mineral oil was sucked up into a finely drawn-out glass capillary.

2000 S. O. Farrell & L. E. Taylor Exper. in Biochem. (2005) v. 139 Using drawn-out capillary tubes, spot one application of the amino acids.

b. Of great length; elongated; unusually or undesirably long and thin, attenuated.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > increased in length

extendedc1450

deduit1485

prolonged1557

produced1578

protensed1578

extent1641

prolated1715

lengthened1744

elongated1751

protracted1785

drawn-out1834

1834 Leigh Hunt's London Jrnl. 9 Apr. 12/2 The unpleasantly drawn-out features of the host.

1841 London Interiors I. iv. 178 He may admire the ‘drawn-out’ vistas of aisles and naves.

1881 E. Step Plant Life ii. 26 The cells assume a long, narrow, drawn-out form.

1915 Gardening Mar. 180/1 Safeguard them against..developing into spindly, drawn out plants.

1951 J. Kerouac On the Road: Orig. Scroll (2007) 142 A fine kind man..in his seventies, old and feeble, thin and drawn-out.

1999 New York 29 Mar. 44/3 He had a long simian jaw, drawn-out arms, a narrow waist.

3. Of considerable or prolonged duration; unduly long, protracted. Cf. long-drawn-out adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out > extended in duration

tracting1535

prolonged1557

long-drawn1592

spaciousa1593

lengthened1597

protracted1598

stretched1609

producted1628

continuated1632

extended1737

long-drawn-out1752

drawn-out1824

spun1869

1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. II. xvi. 311 Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst; and the mishap is the more calamitous, in a drawn-out, detailed, and written one.

1851 Morning Post 19 May 4/1 Tedious and drawn-out debates upon the question.

1861 W. W. Hall Sleep xiii. 158 Life becomes a drawn-out torture.

1923 E. A. T. Dutton Basuto of Basutoland vii. 67 The reply is a drawn-out ‘Eh!’

1971 N.Y. Times 8 May 17/2 Bartók's score..sounds rather drawn out and tiresome in spots.

2005 Times 25 Nov. (Bricks & Mortar section) 14/1 It was going to be a complicated and drawn-out process to buy the property.

4. Drawn or set down on paper, esp. in a full and clear form. Usually with modifying adverb.

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society > communication > writing > [adjective]

graphical1643

pennish1646

scriptorian1656

scriptorya1682

graphic1778

scriptorial1781

scriptural1827

drawn-out1847

1847 Justice of Peace 9 Jan. 29/2 A proper drawn out plan showing the ground inclosed and the roads.

1879 K. Moody-Stuart Brownlow North ii. 40 We have before us three long and carefully drawn out lists of tracts which he ordered from London.

1935 Trans. & Proc. Japan Soc. 32 17 Every coachman..was given a clearly drawn out map of the route.

2016 M. Scott Mirror Image 329 He'd even compiled a list and a carefully drawn out plan of the surrounding buildings.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	drawn-out
释义	drawn-outadj. Brit. /ˌdrɔːnˈaʊt/, U.S. /ˌdrɔnˈaʊt/, /ˌdrɑnˈaʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: drawn adj., out adv. Etymology: < drawn adj. + out adv., after to draw out at draw v. Phrasal verbs 1. With sense 3 compare earlier long-drawn-out adj. 1. That is or has been drawn or pulled out; extracted. ΚΠ 1773 W. Hanbury Compl. Body Planting & Gardening II. 105/2 When the thinning in the seed-bed is made, the drawn-out plants may be given away. 1857 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Dec. 1021/2 The whole of the drawn out iris was cut off. 1898 B. Banner Househ. Sewing i. 22 Patterns derived purely from hem stitching and drawn-out threads. 1934 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 56/2 The drawn-out matter was completely torn off from our sun and floated in space. 1995 W. H. Gass in D. Halpern Who's writing This? 64 He sat suddenly back in his drawn-out chair. 2. a. Of a glass tube or cylindrical object: that has been stretched into a thinner, elongated form while molten. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > other types of glass blownc1425 Bohemian1682 grounded1698 soft1758 unsilvered1772 navelledc1817 drawn-out1822 muffled1847 ambitty1856 muffed1868 roughcast1868 Sandwich1881 fumé1883 hand-blown1885 peach-blow1886 opaque1907 mould-blown1925 offhand1941 1822 Q. Jrnl. Sci., Lit., & Arts Apr. 157 The drawn-out tube, G H, descends perpendicularly into a bottle. 1870 Nature 14 July 227/2 The drawn-out necks of the flasks were hermetically sealed in the blow-pipe flame. 1912 Public Health Rep. 15 Mar. 396 The removal of fluid from the peritoneum, with a view to examination, is made at the same point by means of a drawn-out glass pipette. 1977 Biol. Bull. 153 509 Mineral oil was sucked up into a finely drawn-out glass capillary. 2000 S. O. Farrell & L. E. Taylor Exper. in Biochem. (2005) v. 139 Using drawn-out capillary tubes, spot one application of the amino acids. b. Of great length; elongated; unusually or undesirably long and thin, attenuated. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > increased in length extendedc1450 deduit1485 prolonged1557 produced1578 protensed1578 extent1641 prolated1715 lengthened1744 elongated1751 protracted1785 drawn-out1834 1834 Leigh Hunt's London Jrnl. 9 Apr. 12/2 The unpleasantly drawn-out features of the host. 1841 London Interiors I. iv. 178 He may admire the ‘drawn-out’ vistas of aisles and naves. 1881 E. Step Plant Life ii. 26 The cells assume a long, narrow, drawn-out form. 1915 Gardening Mar. 180/1 Safeguard them against..developing into spindly, drawn out plants. 1951 J. Kerouac On the Road: Orig. Scroll (2007) 142 A fine kind man..in his seventies, old and feeble, thin and drawn-out. 1999 New York 29 Mar. 44/3 He had a long simian jaw, drawn-out arms, a narrow waist. 3. Of considerable or prolonged duration; unduly long, protracted. Cf. long-drawn-out adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out > extended in duration tracting1535 prolonged1557 long-drawn1592 spaciousa1593 lengthened1597 protracted1598 stretched1609 producted1628 continuated1632 extended1737 long-drawn-out1752 drawn-out1824 spun1869 1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. II. xvi. 311 Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst; and the mishap is the more calamitous, in a drawn-out, detailed, and written one. 1851 Morning Post 19 May 4/1 Tedious and drawn-out debates upon the question. 1861 W. W. Hall Sleep xiii. 158 Life becomes a drawn-out torture. 1923 E. A. T. Dutton Basuto of Basutoland vii. 67 The reply is a drawn-out ‘Eh!’ 1971 N.Y. Times 8 May 17/2 Bartók's score..sounds rather drawn out and tiresome in spots. 2005 Times 25 Nov. (Bricks & Mortar section) 14/1 It was going to be a complicated and drawn-out process to buy the property. 4. Drawn or set down on paper, esp. in a full and clear form. Usually with modifying adverb. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > [adjective] graphical1643 pennish1646 scriptorian1656 scriptorya1682 graphic1778 scriptorial1781 scriptural1827 drawn-out1847 1847 Justice of Peace 9 Jan. 29/2 A proper drawn out plan showing the ground inclosed and the roads. 1879 K. Moody-Stuart Brownlow North ii. 40 We have before us three long and carefully drawn out lists of tracts which he ordered from London. 1935 Trans. & Proc. Japan Soc. 32 17 Every coachman..was given a clearly drawn out map of the route. 2016 M. Scott Mirror Image 329 He'd even compiled a list and a carefully drawn out plan of the surrounding buildings. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < adj.1773
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