单词 | hard drawn |
释义 | > as lemmashard drawn hard drawn adj. †(a) (of breath) drawn in with difficulty (obsolete rare); (b) (of wire or tubing) drawn when at room temperature, so that the diameter is reduced without annealing (cf. drawn adj. 3). ΚΠ 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) iv. sig. F8 Breathings hard drawne their ulcer'd palates teare. ?1755 J. Smeaton Descr. New Pyrometer 17 (table) Thick brass with wire hard drawn. 1854 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts II. 1011/2 Hard-drawn and unannealed wires..are straightened..by drawing them through a riddle. 1995 This Old House May 59/2 The pipe used in home plumbing is 99.99 percent pure copper... It comes in lengths (‘hard drawn copper’) or in flexible, annealed coils. < as lemmas |
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