slovo | definícia |
draft (mass) | draft
- koncept, návrh |
draft (encz) | draft,dmýchání n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,koncept n: web |
draft (encz) | draft,koncipovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,náčrt n: web |
draft (encz) | draft,načrtnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,nákres n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,nakreslit v: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,nárys n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,návrh n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,osnova n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,ponor n: lodi Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,proudění n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,průtah n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,průvan n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,rýsovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,směnka n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,tah n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,úkos n: Zdeněk Brož |
draft (encz) | draft,vyzvednutí peněz n: Jan Hradil |
draft (encz) | draft,zkoncipovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Draft (gcide) | Draft \Draft\ (dr[.a]ft), n. [The same word as draught. OE.
draught, draht, fr. AS. dragan to draw. See Draw, and cf.
Draught.]
1. The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as
Draught.
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Everything available for draft burden. -- S. G.
Goodrich.
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2. (Mil.) A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army,
or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from
any district, or any company or collection of persons, or
from the people at large; also, the body of men thus
drafted.
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Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by
drafts to serve for the year. --Marshall.
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3. An order from one person or party to another, directing
the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
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I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts till
advice was received of the progress of the loan. --
A. Hamilton.
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4. An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of
goods. -- Simmonds.
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5. A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn
in outline; a delineation. See Draught.
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6. The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough
sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or
completed. See Draught.
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7. (Masonry)
(a) A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked
differently from the rest of its face.
(b) A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the
edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the
stone-cutter.
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8. (Milling) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a
millstone.
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9. (Naut.) Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See
Draught.
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10. A current of air. Same as Draught.
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11. A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose.
[PJC]
12. The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large
container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.
[PJC]
13. A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney,
stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney
draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal
dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be
parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases.
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Draft (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drafting.]
1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
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3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any
district, company, or society; to detach; to select;
especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a
population to serve in the armed forces.
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HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like
him achieve such a position of responsibility in the
army? Radar: He was drafted. --M*A*S*H (the
movie)
Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they
drafted novices to supply their colleges and
temples. -- Holwell.
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4. To transfer by draft.
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All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding.
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Draft (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft
horse.
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2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
air. Same as Draught.
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Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,
are both in approved use.
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Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net,
Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, {Draught
engine}, etc. See under Draught.
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draft (wn) | draft
n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one
person or bank on another [syn: draft, {bill of
exchange}, order of payment]
2: a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or
vehicle) [syn: draft, draught]
3: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: draft,
rough drawing]
4: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
"they served beer on draft" [syn: draft, draught,
potation, tipple]
5: any of the various versions in the development of a written
work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the
constitution" [syn: draft, draft copy]
6: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially
when loaded) [syn: draft, draught]
7: a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
8: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn:
draft, draught]
9: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster,
draft, selective service]
10: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single
gulp" [syn: gulp, draft, draught, swig]
11: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn:
draft, draught, drawing]
v 1: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a
speech" [syn: draft, outline]
2: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: enlist, draft,
muster in] [ant: discharge, muster out]
3: make a blueprint of [syn: blueprint, draft, draught] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
authorised overdraft (encz) | authorised overdraft,kontokorentní úvěr [fin.] Ritchie |
bank draft (encz) | bank draft,bankovní směnka n: lukebank draft,vyzvednutí peněz n: Jan Hradil |
check overdraft credit (encz) | check overdraft credit, n: |
downdraft (encz) | downdraft, n: |
draft amendment (encz) | draft amendment, |
draft animal (encz) | draft animal, n: |
draft beer (encz) | draft beer,čepované pivo n: leste |
draft board (encz) | draft board, n: |
draft budget (encz) | draft budget,návrh rozpočtu Zdeněk Brož |
draft copy (encz) | draft copy, n: |
draft dodger (encz) | draft dodger, n: |
draft evader (encz) | draft evader, n: |
draft horse (encz) | draft horse, n: |
draft resolution (encz) | draft resolution,návrh rezoluce Zdeněk Broždraft resolution,návrh usnesení n: Zdeněk Brož |
drafted (encz) | drafted,načrtnutý adj: Zdeněk Broždrafted,navržený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
draftee (encz) | draftee,odvedenec n: Zdeněk Brož |
drafter (encz) | drafter,kreslič n: Zdeněk Brož |
drafting (encz) | drafting,kreslení n: Zdeněk Broždrafting,projektování n: Zdeněk Brož |
drafting board (encz) | drafting board, n: |
drafting instrument (encz) | drafting instrument, n: |
drafting table (encz) | drafting table, n: |
drafts (encz) | drafts,koncepty n: pl. Zdeněk Broždrafts,návrhy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
draftsman (encz) | draftsman,návrhář n: Zdeněk Brož |
draftsmanship (encz) | draftsmanship, n: |
draftsperson (encz) | draftsperson, n: |
drafty (encz) | drafty, adj: |
earlier draft (encz) | earlier draft,koncept n: Pavel Cvrček |
feel a draft (encz) | feel a draft, |
foreign draft (encz) | foreign draft, n: |
overdraft (encz) | overdraft,debetní saldo Mgr. Dita Gálováoverdraft,přečerpání n: Zdeněk Brožoverdraft,přečerpání účtu Mgr. Dita Gálová |
overdraft checking account (encz) | overdraft checking account, |
overdraft credit (encz) | overdraft credit, n: |
redraft (encz) | redraft,předělat v: Zdeněk Brožredraft,přepsat v: Zdeněk Brož |
redrafting (encz) | redrafting,předělání n: Zdeněk Brož |
shallow-draft (encz) | shallow-draft, adj: |
sight draft (encz) | sight draft, n: |
time draft (encz) | time draft, n: |
updraft (encz) | updraft, |
acceptance of a draft (gcide) | Acceptance \Ac*cept"ance\, n.
1. The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with
approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp.,
favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a
gift, office, doctrine, etc.
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They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar.
--Isa. lx. 7.
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2. State of being accepted; acceptableness. "Makes it assured
of acceptance." --Shak.
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3. (Com.)
(a) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill
of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to
the terms of the acceptance.
(b) The bill itself when accepted.
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4. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is
concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or
taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought,
or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking
possession as owner.
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5. (Law) An agreeing to the action of another, by some act
which binds the person in law.
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Note: What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a
question of great nicety and difficulty. --Mozley & W.
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Note: In modern law, proposal and acceptance are the
constituent elements into which all contracts are
resolved.
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acceptance of a bill of exchange, acceptance of a check,
acceptance of a draft, or acceptance of an order, is an
engagement to pay it according to the terms. This
engagement is usually made by writing the word "accepted"
across the face of the bill.
Acceptance of goods, under the statute of frauds, is an
intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of
the transaction.
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6. Meaning; acceptation. [Obs.]
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Acceptance of persons, partiality, favoritism. See under
Accept.
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Draft (gcide) | Draft \Draft\ (dr[.a]ft), n. [The same word as draught. OE.
draught, draht, fr. AS. dragan to draw. See Draw, and cf.
Draught.]
1. The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as
Draught.
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Everything available for draft burden. -- S. G.
Goodrich.
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2. (Mil.) A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army,
or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from
any district, or any company or collection of persons, or
from the people at large; also, the body of men thus
drafted.
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Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by
drafts to serve for the year. --Marshall.
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3. An order from one person or party to another, directing
the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
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I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts till
advice was received of the progress of the loan. --
A. Hamilton.
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4. An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of
goods. -- Simmonds.
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5. A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn
in outline; a delineation. See Draught.
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6. The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough
sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or
completed. See Draught.
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7. (Masonry)
(a) A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked
differently from the rest of its face.
(b) A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the
edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the
stone-cutter.
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8. (Milling) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a
millstone.
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9. (Naut.) Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See
Draught.
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10. A current of air. Same as Draught.
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11. A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose.
[PJC]
12. The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large
container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.
[PJC]
13. A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney,
stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney
draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal
dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be
parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases.
[PJC]Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drafting.]
1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
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3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any
district, company, or society; to detach; to select;
especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a
population to serve in the armed forces.
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HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like
him achieve such a position of responsibility in the
army? Radar: He was drafted. --M*A*S*H (the
movie)
Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they
drafted novices to supply their colleges and
temples. -- Holwell.
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4. To transfer by draft.
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All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding.
[1913 Webster]Draft \Draft\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft
horse.
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2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
air. Same as Draught.
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Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,
are both in approved use.
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Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net,
Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, {Draught
engine}, etc. See under Draught.
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Draft box (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft
horse.
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2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
air. Same as Draught.
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Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,
are both in approved use.
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Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net,
Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, {Draught
engine}, etc. See under Draught.
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Draft engine (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft
horse.
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2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
air. Same as Draught.
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Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,
are both in approved use.
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Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net,
Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, {Draught
engine}, etc. See under Draught.
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Draft horse (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft
horse.
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2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
air. Same as Draught.
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Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,
are both in approved use.
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Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net,
Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, {Draught
engine}, etc. See under Draught.
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Draft net (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft
horse.
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2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
air. Same as Draught.
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Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,
are both in approved use.
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Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net,
Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, {Draught
engine}, etc. See under Draught.
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Draft ox (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft
horse.
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2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
air. Same as Draught.
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Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,
are both in approved use.
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Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net,
Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, {Draught
engine}, etc. See under Draught.
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Draft tube (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as
vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft
horse.
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2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of
air. Same as Draught.
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Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,
are both in approved use.
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Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net,
Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, {Draught
engine}, etc. See under Draught.
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Drafted (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drafting.]
1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
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3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any
district, company, or society; to detach; to select;
especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a
population to serve in the armed forces.
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HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like
him achieve such a position of responsibility in the
army? Radar: He was drafted. --M*A*S*H (the
movie)
Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they
drafted novices to supply their colleges and
temples. -- Holwell.
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4. To transfer by draft.
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All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding.
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Drafting (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drafting.]
1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
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3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any
district, company, or society; to detach; to select;
especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a
population to serve in the armed forces.
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HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like
him achieve such a position of responsibility in the
army? Radar: He was drafted. --M*A*S*H (the
movie)
Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they
drafted novices to supply their colleges and
temples. -- Holwell.
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4. To transfer by draft.
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All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding.
[1913 Webster]drafting \drafting\ n.
1. writing a first version to be filled out and polished
later.
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2. the craft of drawing blueprints.
Syn: mechanical drawing.
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3. a creation of artistic drawings.
Syn: drawing, draftsmanship.
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drafting (gcide) | Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drafting.]
1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
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2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
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3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any
district, company, or society; to detach; to select;
especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a
population to serve in the armed forces.
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HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like
him achieve such a position of responsibility in the
army? Radar: He was drafted. --M*A*S*H (the
movie)
Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they
drafted novices to supply their colleges and
temples. -- Holwell.
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4. To transfer by draft.
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All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding.
[1913 Webster]drafting \drafting\ n.
1. writing a first version to be filled out and polished
later.
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2. the craft of drawing blueprints.
Syn: mechanical drawing.
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3. a creation of artistic drawings.
Syn: drawing, draftsmanship.
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Draftsman (gcide) | Draftsman \Drafts"man\, n.
See Draughtsman.
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draftsmanship (gcide) | draftsmanship \draftsmanship\ n.
the creation of artistic drawings.
Syn: drawing, drafting.
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draftsperson (gcide) | draftsperson \draftsperson\ n.
a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines.
Syn: draftsman, draughtsman.
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drafty (gcide) | drafty \draft"y\ adj.
not airtight; allowing in currents of air, especially
uncomfortably cold air; -- of buildings.
Syn: draughty.
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Margin draft (gcide) | Margin \Mar"gin\, n. [OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf.
March a border, Marge.]
1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or
lake.
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2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left
uncovered in writing or printing.
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3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling
price of an article.
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4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be
foreseen or known with certainty.
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5. (Brokerage) Collateral security deposited with a broker to
secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on
behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and
selling of stocks, wheat, etc. It is usually less than the
full value of the security purchased, in which case it may
be qualified by the portion of the full value required to
be deposited; as, to buy stocks on 50% margin. --N.
Biddle.
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Margin draft (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of
hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints.
Margin of a course (Arch.), that part of a course, as of
slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course
immediately above it. See 2d Gauge.
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Syn: Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.
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Overdraft (gcide) | Overdraft \O"ver*draft`\, n. (Banking)
The act of overdrawing; a draft in excess of the credit
balance; also, the amount or sum overdrawn.
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Redraft (gcide) | Redraft \Re*draft"\ (r[=e]*dr[.a]ft"), v. t.
To draft or draw anew.
[1913 Webster]Redraft \Re*draft"\, n.
1. A second draft or copy.
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2. (Com.) A new bill of exchange which the holder of a
protected bill draws on the drawer or indorsers, in order
to recover the amount of the protested bill with costs and
charges.
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Sight draft (gcide) | Sight \Sight\ (s[imac]t), n. [OE. sight, si[thorn]t, siht, AS.
siht, gesiht, gesih[eth], gesieh[eth], gesyh[eth]; akin to D.
gezicht, G. sicht, gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the
root of E. see. See See, v. t.]
1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view;
as, to gain sight of land.
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A cloud received him out of their sight. --Acts. i.
9.
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2. The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of
perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.
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Thy sight is young,
And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle.
--Shak.
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O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.
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3. The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility;
open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space
through which the power of vision extends; as, an object
within sight.
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4. A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.
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Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great
sight, why the bush is not burnt. --Ex. iii. 3.
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They never saw a sight so fair. --Spenser.
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5. The instrument of seeing; the eye.
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Why cloud they not their sights? --Shak.
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6. Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the
sight of only one person.
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7. Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was
harmless. --Wake.
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That which is highly esteemed among men is
abomination in the sight of God. --Luke xvi.
15.
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8. A small aperture or optical device through which objects
are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or
ascertained; -- used on surveying instruments; as, the
sight of a quadrant.
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Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel.
--Shak.
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9. An optical device or small piece of metal, fixed or
movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a
gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol,
etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming. A
telescope mounted on a weapon, such as a rifle, and used
for accurate aiming at distant targets is called a
telescopic sight. --Farrow.
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10. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as
of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the
border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space,
the opening.
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11. A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.
[Now colloquial]
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Note: Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the
best usage. "A sight of lawyers." --Latimer.
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A wonder sight of flowers. --Gower.
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At sight, as soon as seen, or presented to sight; as, a
draft payable at sight: to read Greek at sight; to shoot a
person at sight.
Front sight (Firearms), the sight nearest the muzzle.
Open sight. (Firearms)
(a) A front sight through which the objects aimed at may
be seen, in distinction from one that hides the
object.
(b) A rear sight having an open notch instead of an
aperture.
Peep sight, Rear sight. See under Peep, and Rear.
Sight draft, an order, or bill of exchange, directing the
payment of money at sight.
To take sight, to take aim; to look for the purpose of
directing a piece of artillery, or the like.
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Syn: Vision; view; show; spectacle; representation;
exhibition.
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To note a draft (gcide) | Note \Note\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Noting.] [F. noter, L. notare, fr. nota. See Note, n.]
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1. To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to
attend to. --Pope.
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No more of that; I have noted it well. --Shak.
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The world will little note, nor long remember, what
we say here, but it can never forget what they did
here. --Abraham
Lincoln
(Gettysburg
Address,
1863).
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2. To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
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Every unguarded word . . . was noted down.
--Maccaulay.
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3. To charge, as with crime (with of or for before the thing
charged); to brand. [Obs.]
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They were both noted of incontinency. --Dryden.
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4. To denote; to designate. --Johnson.
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5. To annotate. [R.] --W. H. Dixon.
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6. To set down in musical characters.
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To note a bill or To note a draft, to record on the back
of it a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest,
which is done officially by a notary.
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bank draft (wn) | bank draft
n 1: a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another
bank [syn: bank draft, banker's draft] |
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