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freehand

[ free-hand ]

adjective

  1. drawn or executed by hand without guiding instruments, measurements, or other aids:

    a freehand map.



adverb

  1. in a freehand manner:

    to draw freehand.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of freehand1

First recorded in 1860–65; free + hand

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Example Sentences

The main annotation tools are up in the top left corner—you can draw freehand scribbles, create shapes, and drop text on your picture.

Grinding is a really weird thing, when you grind a blade freehand.

Some chefs freehand it, but see the previous note about scars.

Pencils for mechanical drawing should be sharpened with a chisel point, and those for freehand work with a round point.

During each year there is regular instruction in freehand drawing, the last year being from life.

May I ask,” said the teacher, “to have explained the system by which the supposedly freehand drawing in this book has been done?

By art teaching I hasten to say that I do not mean giving children lessons in freehand drawing and perspective.

Mr. Nasmyth was a good freehand draughtsman, and he sketched the Rocket as it stood on the line.

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