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  1. p. p. of Draw
  2. p. p. & a. See Draw, v. t. & i.
  3. adj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  4. adj. having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut
  5. See Draw, v. t. & i. Drawn butter, butter melter and prepared to be used as a sort of gravy. -- Drawn fowl, an eviscerated fowl. -- Drawn game or battle, one in which neither party wins; one equally contested. -- Drawn fox, one driven from cover. Shak. -- Drawn work, ornamental work made by drawing out threads from fine cloth, and uniting the cross threads, to form a pattern.
  6. See Draw, v. t. & i. Drawn butter, butter melter and preparedto be used as a sort of gravy.-- Drawn fowl, an eviscerated fowl.-- Drawn game or battle, one in which neither party wins; oneequally contested.-- Drawn fox, one driven from cover. Shak.-- Drawn work, ornamental work made by drawing out threads from finecloth, and uniting the cross threads, to form a pattern.
  7. s. having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut