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Definition of Drawnwork
1. Noun. Ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns.
Definition of Drawnwork
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drawnwork
Literary usage of Drawnwork
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Official Catalogue of Exhibitors (1915)
"drawnwork lunch cloth and dresser scarf. Turner, Miss Jennie, Lafayette. ...
Cross-stitch towels, crochet belt, Mexican lunch cloth, drawnwork bed set, ..."
2. Tariff Handbook by Committee on Ways and Means, United States, United States Dept. of the Treasury, Congress (1913)
"drawnwork articles—Ornamental openwork.—While the department concurs in the
decision of the ... drawnwork articles partly of lace or in imitation of lace. ..."
3. ... The Coming Mexico by Joseph King Goodrich (1913)
"We fear the feminine curio-hunter will not thank us for saying that the famous
drawnwork in linen is practically a thing of the past. ..."
4. Tariff Schedules: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of by Oscar Wilder Underwood (1913)
"Another article handled by the undersigned consists of drawnwork, ... We would
respectfully suggest that this class of articles, "drawnwork," should be ..."
5. Annual Report of the Trustees by New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, Board of Trustees (1908)
"Four caps of drawnwork and lace, Swedish, Eighteenth century. ... Collar of
drawnwork, Swedish. Actor's robe of Imperial yellow satin, Chinese. LACES. ..."
6. Treasury Decisions Under Customs and Other Laws by United States Dept. of the Treasury, Dept. of the Treasury, United States, United States Customs Court, Customs Court (1915)
"Appls., —; TD 34469), the Court of Customs Appeals held that the drawnwork
provision in paragraph 349 does not cover all forms of drawnwork, but is limited ..."
7. Textiles for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools: Also Adapted by William Henry Dooley (1914)
"Mexican drawnwork. — Little round medallions either single or in strips, ...
drawnwork are practically the same. Machine imitations made in Nottingham, ..."
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