Wire"draw` (?), v. t. [imp.
Wiredrew (?); p. p. Wiredrawn (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. Wiredrawing.]
1. To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing
it through a hole in a plate of steel.
2. Hence, to draw by art or violence.
My sense has been wiredrawn into
blasphemy.
Dryden.
3. Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length
and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument.
Such twisting, such wiredrawing, was never seen in a
court of justice.
Macaulay.
4. (Steam Engine) To pass, or to draw off,
(as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or
force by friction.
Wire"draw` (?), v. t. [imp.
Wiredrew (?); p. p. Wiredrawn (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. Wiredrawing.]
1. To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing
it through a hole in a plate of steel.
2. Hence, to draw by art or violence.
My sense has been wiredrawn into
blasphemy.
Dryden.
3. Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length
and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument.
Such twisting, such wiredrawing, was never seen in a
court of justice.
Macaulay.
4. (Steam Engine) To pass, or to draw off,
(as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or
force by friction.
