单词 | redraw |
释义 | redrawv.ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > [verb (transitive)] uprighta1340 to bring to (one's) statea1387 restorea1387 remount?c1400 reducec1425 redraw1480 reintegrate1495 restitutec1503 repair?1521 revocate1527 recall1567 redintegrate1578 rehabilitate1580 refetch1599 revindicate1609 re-estate1611 uprighten1618 redintegrate1622 restate1625 redeem1686 1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (1924) xiii. xvi. 133 I..and hys parents dide what we myghte to redrawe hym [Fr. pour le retraire] to hys fyrst nature, as moch as myght be don to a dede man. 2. Finance. Frequently with on, upon. a. transitive. To draw (a fresh bill of exchange) to cover a previous one; to draw (a cheque, money, etc.) again or in return. ΚΠ 1671 On Tryal between Letten & Moresco 7 Thomas having occasion for mony, takes up this money of Richard, and gives him his Bill for the same on William, hoping he would honour his Bill, and orders him upon payment to Redraw the money on him again. 1682 J. Scarlett Stile of Exchanges 54 None can negotiate or redraw a Bill of Exchange, except it be made payable to his order who must negotiate it. 1728 Hist. Acct. Establishm., Progress & State Bank Scotl. 5 The Money that was once lodged at any of those Places, by the Cashier's issuing Bills payable at Edinburgh, could not be redrawn thence by Bills from Edinburgh. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. ii. ii. 376 The bills which A in Edinburgh drew upon B in London,..and the bills which B in London re-drew upon A in Edinburgh. View more context for this quotation 1800 A. Cullen Princ. Bankrupt Law i. ii. 10 Persons dealing in exchange and rechange, and gaining a profit by drawing and redrawing bills of exchange. 1855 Daily News 22 Oct. 7/5 It will be a matter of calculation of the cost..whether those bills will be redrawn. 1959 Econ. Hist. Rev. 12 95 The ‘Tobacco Lords’ of Glasgow were able to raise money to finance their trade by drawing and redrawing bills of exchange on London agents. 1998 Daily Mail (Nexis) 27 July 62 The bonus was paid along with our wages at the end of May but the cheque bounced... The cheque was redrawn but this time the bonus wasn't included. b. intransitive. To draw a fresh bill of exchange to cover a previous one. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (intransitive)] > use bills of exchange redraw1697 to fly a kite1808 shave1832 to draw pig on (also upon) pork1846 to fly a bill1861 1697 J. Pollexfen Disc. Trade & Coyn 13 Their correspondents to reimburse themselves, Redraw on them, or on their Agents in other places. 1707 A. Justice Gen. Treat. Monies iii. 180 Hamburgh draws upon Lisbon, and Lisbon redraws upon Amsterdam. 1765 J. Campbell et al. Decisions Court of Session 1756–60 clxxvii. 316 The Earl, by accepting and paying more bills than he redrew for, became creditor to Captain Wilson in the contents. 1814 E. Christian Origin, Progress, & Present State Bankrupt Law II. 37 Johnson redrew to the amount of 290,000l., and upwards, on Wilson. 1873 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. London 36 407 These concerns draw and redraw on each other. 1920 Columbia Law Rev. 20 923 Thus the holder of a protested bill may re-draw on the endorser to re-imburse himself for the new exchange. 1995 J. S. Rogers Early Hist. Law of Bills & Notes (1996) iv. 73 Instead of actually paying the bill, the lender's representative would simply redraw on the original borrower. 3. a. transitive. To draw (a picture, diagram, etc.) again. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > draw [verb (transitive)] writeeOE drawa1398 descrivec1400 describe1538 to draw forth1539 to set out1545 design1570 to draw out1576 detrain1587 lineate16.. linea1616 redraw1728 1728 W. Halfpenny Magnum in Parvo 2 The Propositions of the Title Page, are fully satisfied, by seeing one Column drawn, or by redrawing the Examples of these second and third Chapters, according to the Directions therein laid down. 1793 ‘T. Thoughtless’ Fugitive of Folly 10 College life, and College Manners, are so universally known, and so many pens have contributed to describe them, that the Picture redrawn would be at best but useless repetition. 1810 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 321/2 These impressions were afterwards re-drawn, and reduced to the size of the Engraving, by my friend Mr. Thomas Fisher. 1830 H. N. Coleridge Introd. Greek Poets 146 That remorseless iteration, with which the battles..of the Iliad have..been redrawn and recolored. 1894 S. Baring-Gould Deserts S. France I. 171 The sketcher was dissatisfied with the position in which he had drawn the legs, and he re-drew them. 1906 Biometrika 5 27 His standard was so high, that having written a memoir, he would to please his own sense of the fitting rewrite the whole of it and possibly redraw all the diagrams. 1943 A. Koestler Arrival & Departure ii. 41 He was able to re-draw in his mind the curve of Odette's knees. 1996 K. W. Huffman in J. Bonnemaison et al. Arts of Vanuatu iv. 250/2 Haddon had an English draughtsman redraw the figure. b. transitive. To draw or define (a map, boundary, etc.) differently, esp. so as to reflect new political conditions. ΚΠ 1899 Daily Western (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 29 Sept. 4/1 The result of war will be that England will redraw the map of South Africa. 1919 R. Butler New Eastern Europe Introd. 2 The diplomats of all the belligerents are assembling to redraw the map of Europe. 1966 Economist 19 Nov. 808/2 The lower house has been declared ‘malapportioned’ by the United States Supreme Court and it is under court order to redraw the boundaries of its districts by May. 1991 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 21 Nov. a21/3 Those who propose partitioning an independent Quebec..are behaving like the fanatic Americans in quest of their ‘manifest destiny’, by redrawing existing borders. 2001 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 7 Oct. 14 Every 10 years, after the census, our state legislature must redraw the districts for both the Senate and House. 4. transitive. To draw or take out again. ΚΠ 1743 London Mag. 12 79 The Compounder was obliged to rectify, or purchase such Spirits as are rectified before he compounds them, and likewise, to use no Feints but what shall be re-drawn to the Proof Strength. 1789 Times 2 Oct. 3/3 This is the..man who was apprehended for being concerned in having a ticket stolen from the Lottery wheel, that it might be redrawn at a stated time. 1825 Act 6 George IV c. 50 §26 To try any issue with the same jury..without their names being returned to the box and redrawn. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 3/1 Four torpedo-boat destroyers..have been instructed to redraw their returned stores. 1971 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 27 Oct. c4/4 Water pumped or drained into the basins is redrawn from them for a number of purposes. 1972 J. Barth Chimera 275 The guard redrew her sword. 2007 Evening Standard (Nexis) 8 Feb. 65 It was Betfair's Chief Executive David Yu who was the owner of the first ticket out of the hat, before agreeing to redraw the prize. 5. transitive. To draw up or compose (a document) again. Cf. redraft v. ΚΠ 1803 Parl. Reg. III. 224 The motions were re-drawn by Lord Auckland, and moved in due form. 1815 A. Constable Let. 26 Apr. in J. Constable Corr. (1962) I. 126 My father has had his will redrawn, leaving out the objectionable clause. 1872 Times 12 Nov. 7/5 If the 4th and 17th sections of the Statute..had been re-drawn,..the law would now be as simple as the nature of the case permits it to be. 1941 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 6 50 The English minister..sent a letter to the Viceroy in which he expressed the desire to redraw the peace treaty. 1967 Oneonta (N.Y.) Star 28 Apr. 5/5 Parts of the constitution are good and should be retained in redrawing the document. 2006 E. Bowater Money is Route xxxvii. 276 I'll redraw the contract, exactly as it is now but without those two clauses, and bring it back tomorrow. Derivatives reˈdrawer n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > use of bills of exchange > one dealing in bills of exchange > one who redraws bill redrawer1682 1682 J. Scarlett Stile of Exchanges 55 In the Redrawing of a Bill, the Redrawer is looked upon, as the absolute and first Drawer. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. ii. ii. 384 The debtors of such a bank..were likely..to be chimerical projectors, the drawers and re-drawers of circulating bills of exchange, who would employ the money in extravagant undertakings. View more context for this quotation 1924 F. Weitenkampf Amer. Graphic Art (new ed.) xi. 188 The artists made short-cuts for the ‘re-drawers’, adding written memoranda to guide them. 1993 Guardian (Nexis) 3 Mar. 19 When the map redrawers get to England, the inconsistent bodging will continue. reˈdrawn adj. ΚΠ 1707 A. Justice Gen. Treat. Monies 434 When a redrawn or Endors'd Bill, he must then add to it when, and where expired. 1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. xvi. 334 Breath and blood Followed the re-drawn shaft. 1944 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 49 459/2 Sometimes it is possible to satisfy a whole nation..by allowing them to look at the altered lines on a redrawn map. 1992 Washington Post 19 Oct. 10/4 The most vulnerable incumbents are thought to be those running in redrawn districts with a large percentage of new constituents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmasred-raw red-raw adj. rubbed or irritated so as to be raw or inflamed; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [adjective] > raw of flesh soreOE rawc1390 rawish1577 red-raw1749 sprayed1869 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 54 Red-raw as every thing was, the smart was soon put away by the sovereign cordial. 1831 M. Allen Devotional Lect. Christian Char. (ed. 2) 277 It may be in a state of high acute inflammation, so completely red-raw, as it were, that even an emollient application becomes irritating. 1924 A. J. Small Frozen Gold 184 A red-raw panic. 1957 T. Hughes Hawk in Rain 13 All day he stares at his furnace With eyes red-raw. 1992 Daily Mail 17 Aug. 3/4 I used to know a man who was so hooked on personal hygiene that he would scrub his hands several times a day until they were red raw. < as lemmas |
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