[ˈwʌɪədrɔː], (Verb)

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- draw out (metal) into wire by passing it through a series of holes of diminishing diameter in a steel plate
(e.g: they knew how to beat tin and how to wire-draw copper)

- refine (an argument or idea) excessively, in such a way that it becomes strained or forced
(e.g: wire-draw the expressions and they become dull paraphrases on rich sentiments)


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