drawn work

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [drawn wurk]
- /drɔn wɜrk/
- /drɔːn wɜːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drawn wurk]
- /drɔn wɜrk/

Definitions of drawn work words

noun drawn work ornamental work done by drawing threads from a fabric, the remaining portions usually being formed into lacelike patterns by needlework. 1
noun drawn work ornamental needlework done by drawing threads out of the fabric and using the remaining threads to form lacelike patterns 0

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Origin of drawn work

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Drawn work

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drawn work

drawn work popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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.

drawn work usage trend in Literature

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