to convert (metal) into wire by drawing through successively smaller dies
wiredrawn in American English
(ˈwaiᵊrˌdrɔn)
adjective
1.
drawn out long and thin like a wire
2. (of ideas, comparisons, etc.)
finely spun; extremely intricate; minute
Word origin
[1595–1605; wire + drawn]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Creole, detail, exposure, slur, toss