noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of drawen to draw — more at draw
1. : an act or instance of drawing ; specifically : an occasion when something is decided by a drawing of lots
there being 607 applications for 81 parcels of land a drawing will be held to determine the recipient of each parcel
2.
a. : the projection of an image or a series of points by the forming of lines on a surface (as by use of a pencil, pen, or etchers' point)
neat careful drawing
broadly : formation of a representation in which delineation plays a determining part
b. : the art or technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines
a professor of drawing
3. : something that is drawn or subject to drawing: as
a. : money taken in (as by a business or for a particular purpose)
b. : a figure or representation formed by drawing : sketch , plan
a drawing of his sister
a magnificent scale drawing
c. : a portion of tea for steeping
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- in drawing
- out of drawing