finedraw

English

Etymology

fine +‎ draw

Verb

finedraw (third-person singular simple present finedraws, present participle finedrawing, simple past finedrew, past participle finedrawn)

1. (transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
   • 1842, Miss Lambert (F.), The Hand-book of Needlework, page 24:

     and when one of larger dimensions was required, several of these were sewn finedrawn together with such care that no seams were discernible.

References

• “finedraw”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.