wiredrawn

wiredrawn
/wuyeur"drawn'/, adj.
1. drawn out long and thin like a wire.
2. (of ideas, comparisons, etc.) finely spun; extremely intricate; minute.
[1595-1605; WIRE + DRAWN]

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