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drawn

[ drawn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

past participle of draw.

adjective

tense; haggard.
eviscerated, as a fowl.
Glassmaking.
1. of or relating to the stem of a drinking glass that has been formed by stretching from a small mass of molten metal left at the base of the bowl of the vessel.
2. of or relating to glass that is drawn over a series of rollers as it comes from the furnace.

drawn

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adjective

haggard, tired, or tense in appearance

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Other Word Forms

�ɱ��-��ɲ� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of drawn¹

First recorded in 1150–1200, for the adjective

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“I’ve always been drawn to precision and details. Sushi is all about that.”

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The group has drawn attention, criticism and jail terms for protests ranging from throwing soup on Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers and spray-painting Charles Darwin's grave, to climbing on M25 gantries.

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His death has drawn famous figures, politicians, and thousands of followers to Vatican City to pay their respects.

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It's unsurprising that a Jan. 6 defendant would be drawn to the racialized drama, especially someone with a history as shady as Lang's.

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It is yet another example of the state’s failing water systems, many of which are in rural parts of the state’s Central Valley, where water is drawn from wells that are contaminated.

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draw-loom drawn butter

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