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Webster 1913 Edition
Draft
Draft
(drȧft)
, Noun.
1.
The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as
Draught
. Everything available for
draft
burden. S. G. Goodrich.
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.
Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by
drafts
to serve for the year. Marshall.
3.
An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.
I thought it most prudent to defer the
drafts
till advice was received of the progress of the loan. A. Hamilton.
4.
An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods.
Simmonds.
5.
A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See
Draught
. 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
. 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.
8.
(Milling)
The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.
10.
A current of air. Same as
Draught
. Draft
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as
Draught
; as, a
. draft
horseDraft
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Drafted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drafting
.] 1.
To draw the outline of; to delineate.
2.
To compose and write;
as, to
. draft
a memorialSome royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they
drafted
novices to supply their colleges and temples. Holwell.
4.
To transfer by draft.
All her rents been
drafted
to London. Fielding.
Webster 1828 Edition
Draft
DRAFT
,Noun.
1.
A drawing; as, this horse is good for draft. In this sense, draught is perhaps most common.2.
A drawing of men from a military band; a selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or any part of it, or from a military post. Sometimes a drawing of men from other companies or societies.Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to serve for the year.
These important posts, in consequence of heavy drafts, were left weakly defended.
3.
An order from one man to another directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange.I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts, till advice was received of the progress of the loan.
4.
A drawing of lines for a plan; a figure described on paper; delineation; sketch; plan delineated. [See Draught.]5.
Depth of water necessary to float a ship. [See Draught.]6.
A writing composed.DRAFT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To draw the outline; to delineate.2.
To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial or a lease.3.
To draw men from a military band or post; to select; to detach.4.
To draw men from any company, collection or society.This Cohen-Caph-El was some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples.