cold-drawn

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld drawn]
- /koʊld drɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld drawn]
- /koʊld drɔn/

Definitions of cold-drawn word

adjective cold-drawn (of metal wire, bars, etc) having been drawn unheated through a die to reduce dimensions, toughen, and improve surface finish 3
verb with object cold-drawn to draw (wire, tubing, etc.) without preheating the metal. 1

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Origin of cold-drawn

First appearance:

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1710-20

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Parts of speech for Cold-drawn

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cold-drawn

cold-drawn popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.