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fine-drawn

  [fahyn-drawn]
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–adjective
drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness.
Origin:
1830–40

fine-draw

  [fahyn-draw]
–verb (used with object), -drew, -drawn, -draw⋅ing.
1. Sewing. to sew together so finely that the joining is not noticeable.
2. to draw out to extreme fineness, tenuity, or subtlety.
Origin:
1725–35

Related forms:
fine-drawer, noun
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fine-drawn   (fīn'drôn')
adj.  
  1. Drawn out to a slender, threadlike state: fine-drawn wire.
  2. Subtly or precisely fashioned: a fine-drawn theory.
  3. Delicately formed: fine-drawn features.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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