| Draft (draft) |
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| n. | (dr&adot]ft) |
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| Draft |
| [The same word
as draught. OE. draught, draht, fr. AS.
dragan to draw. See Draw, and cf. Draught.] |
The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn.
Same as Draught.
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.
An order from one person or party to
another, directing the payment of money; a bill of
exchange.
An allowance or deduction made from the
gross weight of goods.
A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan
delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See
Draught.
The form of any writing as first drawn up;
the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or
completed. See Draught.
A
narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the
rest of its face.
The slant given to the
furrows in the dress of a millstone.
Depth of water necessary to
float a ship; the depth below the water surface to which the bottom
of a ship sinks when bearing a specific load. See
Draught.
A current of air. Same as
Draught.
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Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles,
loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
Relating to, or characterized by, a draft,
or current of air. Same as Draught.
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| Draft (draft) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Draft |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Drafted] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Drafting.] |
To draw the outline of] to
delineate.
To compose and write; as, to draft
a memorial.
To draw from a military band or post, or
from any district, company, or society; to detach; to
select.
To transfer by draft.
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