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well-drawn

[drawn] Origin

drawn

[drawn]
verb
1.
past participle of draw.
adjective
2.
tense; haggard.
3.
eviscerated, as a fowl.
4.
Glassmaking.
a.
of or pertaining 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.
b.
of or pertaining to glass that is drawn over a series of rollers as it comes from the furnace.

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Well-drawn is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
well-drawn, adjective
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Word Origin & History

drawn
c.1200, pp. of draw; in the sense of "undecided" (of a battle or match), 1610, perhaps from withdrawn; in the sense of "disemboweled" it is attested from 1789.
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