draw-gate 
draw-gate (dr&'gat), . The valvo of a 
draw-gear (ilni'ger), . 1. A harness adapted 
for draft-horses. 2. The apparatus or parts 
by which railway-carringes are coupled toge- 
ther, etc. [Kng.] 
drawglove (dra'gluv)j n. An old game that 
consisted in representing word* by the fingers: 
also used in tlin plural. 
I'uss anil her prentiee both tit tlraw-yLtivfn play. 
Ili-riii-l:, He.-pendeH, p. 808. 
After dinner the children were set to questions and com- 
mands; but here our hero was beaten hollow, aa he was 
afterward at <lmn-irl>if> and slinltle the slipper. 
//. ISrm.kr, K.K.I ..( Duality, I. 21. 
draw-glove (dru'gluv), H. Same as drawing- 
glove. 
The onlirmry ilratv-fflooe, with cylindrical points and 
straps up the hack of the hand and around the wrist, is 
preferred by many aivhers. Kiifyc. Ilrit., II. 376. 
draw-head (dni'hed), . 1. The head of a 
draw-bar. 2. In spinning, a contrivance in 
which the slivers are lengthened and receive 
an additional twist. 
draw-horse (dra'hdrs), n. In carp., a device 
for holding work upon which a drawing-knife 
is used. 
There is also a draw-horse, on which Hash smooths and 
squares his shingles. S. Jvdd, Margaret, I. IT. 
drawing (drft'ing), . [< ME. drawing (def . 1) ; 
verbal n. of draw, v.~] 1. The act of imparting 
motion or impulse by pulling or hauling. 2. 
The act of attracting. 
Will not this time of God's patience he a sufficient vin- 
dication of his lenity and goodness in order to the <//'///</ 
men to repentance? XHllingJleet, Sermons, II. ill. 
3. The act of forming or tracing lines, as with 
a pen, pencil, point, etc. ; specifically, in the 
fne arts, the act or method of representing ob- 
jects on a surface, strictly by means of lines, 
but, by extension, by means of lines combined 
with shades or shading, or with color, or even 
by means of shading or colors without lines ; 
properly, a method of representation in which 
the delineation of form predominates over con- 
siderations of color. 4. A representation pro- 
duced by the act of drawing ; particularly, a 
work of art produced by pen, pencil, or crayon ; 
also, a slighter or less elaborate work than a 
picture, very frequently in the sense of sketch, 
or a hasty and abridged representation of an 
object, scene, etc., often intended as a study 
for a more elaborate work to be executed later; 
also, especially in architecture, etc., a represen- 
tation of a projected work; a design ; a plan. 
When they conceived a subject, they made a variety of 
sketches; then a finished drawing of the whole ; after that 
a more correct drawing of every separate part heads, 
hands, feet, and pieces of drapery ; they then painted the 
picture, and after all retouched It from the life. 
Sir J. Rrynoldi, Discourses, 1. 
5. The art of a draftsman ; the art governing 
the acts and methods included under sense 3. 
6. The amount of money taken for sales in 
a shop or other trading establishment: usually 
in the plural. [Eng.] - Chalk, crayon, pen, pen- 
cil, sepia, water-color, etc., drawing, n drawing in 
the material or manner of the particular epithet, or the 
art or method of producing such a drawing. See crayon, 
sepia, aijuarclle, water-color, etc. Charcoal drawing, 
a method of drawing In black and white with prepared 
pieces of charcoal, or the work produced by this method. 
The paper, which should lie of medium weight and regu- 
lar grain, is first covered with an even Bat tone. When 
the design has been sketched in, the darkest points are 
marked with a light touch of charcoal, and the highest 
light is formed by rubbing off the charcoal with a bit of 
dry bread, so that the extremes may not be lost night of in 
establishing gradations. The subject is indicated in broad 
simple masses, and the delieato tones are blended and soft- 
ened with a stump. Cut-line drawing, in stniiml-glass 
work, a full-size cartoon or drawing on paper of the design, 
with the leads marked. The glass, being laid over this, is 
cut by following these lines. The same drawing serves af- 
terward for leading up the work. Drawing from the 
round, a drawing from a statue, a cast, or any other ob- 
ject in relief or in the round ; or the art or practice of 
making such drawings. Drawing In two colors. In 
three colors, etc., a drawing in not more than two colors, 
as in black and white, or in not more than three colors, 
etc. The drawing in three colors, or in three crayons or 
pencils, was much in vogue in the eighteenth century. It 
was a simplified form of pastel, executed on tinted paper, 
with a red or pink crayon for the flesh-tints, black for 
shadows, drapery, etc., and white for lights. Drawing 
on the block, or on the wood, the process of drawing a 
picture, or a picture drawn, on a block of wood prepared 
for the engraver, who follows it in cutting the surface for 
printing. -Finished drawing, a drawing carefully work- 
ed out in detail, as distinguished from a rough drawing or a 
sketch. Free-hand drawing, a drawing produced by the 
hand guided by the eye alone, without the use of any auxil- 
iary instruments ; or the art of making such drawings. 
Geometrical or mechanical drawing, a drawing made 
with the aid of instruments, as compasses, scales, rulers, 
etc.; or the method or art of producing such a <lniw ing. In 
drawing a building, or the like, by this method, the shad- 
ows are conventionalized geometrically, usually falling 
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from left to right at an angle of 45*, and all rays of light 
are ion>idered to he parallel.- In drawing, corrertu 
drawn; synnnetrieal; in proportion : applied to a work of 
a n or to a natural object, etc. Linear or line drawing, 
a drawing executed strietiy in lines or with a point. 
Monochrome drawing, a drawing executed In one color 
only Out of drawing, incorrectly drawn ; out of pro- 
portion ; inharmonious. Compare in drawing. WaSh- 
drawlng, a representation of an object produced by lay- 
ing in the shades in Hat washes, with merely the outlines 
and chief details put in in line!; or the method, etc., of 
producing such a representation. Tills method Is much 
n-' ii for architectural drawings, drawings of machines. In- 
dustrial designs, etc.; and it is also largely practised in 
drawing on the block for engravers. 
drawing-awl (dra'ing-al), n. A leather-work- 
ers' awl having a hole near the point, in which 
thread is inserted so that it may be pushed 
through in sewing. 
drawing-bench (ora'ing-bench), n. 1. An ap- 
paratus, invented for use in mints, in which 
strips of metal are brought to an exact thick- 
ness and width by being drawn through a gaged 
opening made by two cylinders at the required 
distance apart and prevented from rotating. 
2. A bench or horse used in working with the 
coopers' drawing-knife. 
drawing-block (dra'ing-blok), . In wire-draw- 
ing, a drum or cylinder to which one end of the 
wire is attached, and which by its motion draws 
the wire through the drawing-plate, and at the 
same time coils it. 
drawing-board (dra'ing-bord), n. A board on 
which paper is stretched for use in drawing. 
drawing-book (dra'ing-buk), . A book for 
practice in drawing, made of leaves of drawing- 
paper, usually blank, but sometimes partially 
printed with elementary designs to be copied 
in the blank spaces. 
drawing-compass (dra'ing-kum'pas), n. A 
pair of compasses one leg of which has a pen 
or pencil attached to it, or forming part of it. 
See cut under bow-pen. 
drawing-engine (dra'ing-en'jin), n. An en- 
gine for raising or lowering men or materials in 
the shaft or inclines of a mine. This is generally 
effected by the revolution of a drum, which winds up or un- 
winds a rope of hemp or steel wire to which the kibble or 
cage is attached. The term winding is more frequently 
used in the United States than drawing, which ft common 
in England, although lx>th are current in both countries. 
drawing-frame (dra'ing-fram), n. 1. A ma- 
chine in which the slivers of cotton, wool, etc., 
from the carding-engine are attenuated by pass- 
ing through consecutive pairs of rollers, each 
pair revolving at a higher speed than itsprede- 
cessor. 2. In silk-manuf., a machine in which 
the fibers of floss or refuse silk are laid paral- 
lel, preparatory to being cut into lengths by the 
cutting-engine, to be afterward worked like cot- 
ton. E. It. Knight. 
drawing-glove (dra'ing-gluv), n. In archery, 
a glove worn on the right hand to protect the 
fingers in drawing the bow. Also called draw- 
glove. 
In addition to his bow and arrows, an archer, to be fully 
equipped, must have a drawing-glow, to protect the fin- 
gers of the right hand. Encyc. Brit., II. 376. 
drawing-hook (dra'ing-huk), n. A clutch-hook 
used in lifting well-rods. E. H. Knight. 
drawing-in (dra'ing-in' ), n. 1 . In weaving, the 
operation of arranging the threads of yarn in 
the loops of the heddles. 2. In bookbinding, 
the process of covering the boards of a book- 
cover with leather. 
drawing-knife (dra'ing-nif), n. 1. A cutting- 
tool consisting of a blade with a handle at each 
end, for use with a drawing motion. When used, 
it is laid transversely to the work, and pulled toward the 
person with both hands. The work is held by a shaving- 
horse, clamp, or vise. 
2. A tool for making an incision in the surface 
of wood along the line which a saw is to follow, 
to prevent the teeth of the saw from tearing 
the surface of the wood. Also draw-knife. 
drawing-lift (dra'ing-lift), n. The lowest lift 
of a Cornish pump, or that lift in which the 
water rises by suction (that is, by atmospheric 
pressure) to the point from which it is forced 
upward by the plunger. 
drawing-machine (dra'ing-ma-shen'), n. A 
machine in which a strip of metal is drawn 
through a gaged aperture to make it even and 
thin. 
drawing-master (dra'ing-mas'ter), n. A teach- 
er of drawing. 
The method differs . . . materially from that generally 
adopted by drawing-maslen. 
"tin. Elements of Drawing, Int., p. ix. 
drawing-paper (dra'ing-pa'per), n. A variety 
of stout paper made in large sizes, and designed 
for use in making drawings. For pencil drawings 
drawl 
It is generally white, and for chalk drawings tinted. It U 
usually made of linen stock. There are fourteen regular 
sizes, generally of aliout the following dimensions : 
x 16 Inches ; demy, 15J x 18J ; medium, IS x 22 ; royal, 19 
X 24; superroyal, 19 x 27; imperial, 21} x 29; elephant, 
22} x 27) ; columbier, 23 x 33} ; atlas, 26 x S3 ; theorem, 28 
x 34 ; double elephant, 28 x 40 ; antiquarian, 31 x 52 ; em- 
peror, 40 x 60; and Uncle Ham, 46 x 120. 
drawing-pen (dra'ing-pen), n. A pen used in 
drawing lines. It generally consist* o( two adjustable 
steel blades between which the ink Is held, the thickness 
of the line depending upon the adjustment of the distance 
between the blades. Double drawing-pen, a drawing- 
pen which makes two lines at the same time. 
drawing-pin (dra'ing-pin), n. A flat-headed 
pin or tack used to fasten drawing-paper to a 
board or desk ; a thumb-tack. 
drawing-point (dra'ing-point), n. A steel in- 
strument used in drawing straight lines on 
metallic plates ; a metal-scriber. 
drawing-press (dra'ing-pres), n. A machine 
for forming hollow sheet-metal ware, it consists 
essentially of two dies, placed one above the other, and 
operated by means of cams or other appliances. Each die 
is In two parts, an exterior and an interior. A piece of 
sheet-metal having been placed between the dies, power la 
applied, and the two dies come together, first cutting the 
metal into the required shape, then holding it firmly by 
the edges while the interior parts of the dies press toge- 
ther, bending and stretching the metal Into shape. The 
machine makes pans, plates, dishes, covers, etc., complete 
in one operation. See gtamping-pr&a. 
drawing-rolls (dra'ing-rolz), n. pi. In spin- 
ning-machinery, rolls set in pairs, each turn- 
ing more rapidly than the preceding pair, 
through which the sliver passes in succession 
and is thus extended or "drawn." 
drawing-room 1 (dra'ing-r6m)j n. [< drawing, 
3, + room.] A room for drawing; specifically, 
the apartment in an engineer's shop where pat- 
terns and plans are prepared. 
drawing-room 2 (drS'ing-rom), . [Abbr. of 
withdrawing-room, q. v.] 1. A room appropri- 
ated for the reception of company; a room in 
which distinguished personages hold levees, or 
private persons receive parties, etc. 
There is nothing of the copy-book about his [D'Arta- 
gnan's] virtues, nothing of the drawing-room in his fine 
natural civility. 
R. L. Sleueman, A Gossip on a Novel of Dumas's. 
2. The company assembled in a drawing-room. 
Be would amaze a drawing-room by suddenly ejaculat- 
ing a clause of the Lord's Prayer. 
Macaulay, Samuel Johnson. 
3. A formal reception of company at the Eng- 
lish court, or by persons in high station : as, to 
hold a drawing-room. 
Pay their last duty to the Court, and come, 
All fresh and fragrant, to the drawing-room. 
Pope, Satires of Donne, iv. 215. 
A drawing-room yesterday, at which the Princess Vic- 
toria made her first appearance. 
Greeille, Memoirs, Feb. 25, 1831. 
Drawing-room car. See car'. 
drawing-table (dra'ing-ta'bl), . If. In the 
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a table 
the top of which could be lengthened by pulling 
out slides or leaves. It was the prototype of 
the modern extension table. 2. A table or 
stand especially designed for use in drawing. 
drawk 1 (drak), n. [Also drauk, drook (and dra- 
viek); < ME. drauc, drauke, drawke, drake = D. 
dravig, dravich, cockle, darnel.] Darnel; wild 
oats. [Local, Eng.] 
drawk 2 , v. t. Another form of drovk. 
draw-knife (dra'nif), n. Same as drawing- 
knife. 2. 
drawl (dral), t>. [A mod. freq. form of draw 
(as draggle, freq. of drag) j cf . D. dralen= ODan. 
dratle = Icel. dralla, loiter, linger, similarly 
from cognates of E. draw.] I. trant. 1. To 
drag on slowly and heavily ; while or dawdle 
away (time) indolently. [Rare.] 
Thus, sir, does she constantly drawl out her time with- 
out either profit or satisfaction. Johnson, Idler, No. 15. 
2. To ntter or pronounce in a slow, spiritless 
tone, as if by dragging out the utterance. 
Thou drawfst thy words, 
That I must wait an hour, where other men 
Can hear in instants. 
Beau, and Fl., King and No King, 1. 1. 
n. intrans. 1. To move slowly and heavily; 
move in a dull, slow, lazy manner. [Kare.] 
While the first snow was mealy under feet, 
A team drawled creaking down Quom pegan street. 
Lowell, Fitz Adam's Story. 
2. To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, 
from affectation, laziness, or want of interest. 
I never heard such a drawling-affecting rogue. 
SHat., M. W. of W., a I. 
drawl (dral), n. [< drawl, r.] The act of drawl- 
ing; a slow, unanimated utterance. 
