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drawing-in [draw-ing-in] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural draw·ings-in.
- the act or process of threading warp ends through the heddle eyes of the harness and the dents of the reed according to a given plan for weaving a fabric.
Origin of drawing-in 1835–45; draw in + -ing1 Examples from the Web for drawing-in Historical Examples of drawing-in
The drawing-in of the carriage back to its original position.
Frederick Wilkinson
“You should have said ‘Got it,’ sir,” grumbled the man, with a drawing-in of his breath as if in pain.
George Manville Fenn
Is the system better off as respects the drawing-in process?
Chester Arthur Phillips
At five in the morning there is a drawing-in of the fleet to Pelican Portage.
Agnes Deans Cameron
These form the simplest and most common method of drawing-in.
Arnold Wolfensberger