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wiredrawn

adjective wire·drawn \-ˌdrȯn\

Definition of WIREDRAWN

:  excessively minute and subtle <curious speculations, wiredrawn comparisons, obsolete erudition — Virginia Woolf>
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First Known Use of WIREDRAWN

1603

Rhymes with WIREDRAWN

add-on, Ambon, Argonne, begone, bygone, chaconne, clip-on, come-on, dead-on, doggone, hands-on, head-on, Heilbronn, hereon, impawn, indrawn, jeon, Kherson, odds-on, put-on, run-on, sign-on, slip-on, snap-on, thereon, turned-on, turn-on, turn on, upon, walk-on, whereon, withdrawn

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. wiredrawn
  2. wiredraw
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