cold-drawn

adjective

having been drawn out into wire or bars without the use of heat.

Meanings

adjectivecold-drawn (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehaving been drawn out into wire or bars without the use of heat.

Origin

From cold (“adjective”) + drawn (“past participle of draw, to drag, pull”).

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Translations

Norwegian Bokmål kaldtrukket
  • kaldtrukketdrawn out when cold without heat
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APA

cold-drawn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold-drawn

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“cold-drawn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold-drawn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold-drawn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold-drawn.

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