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Added 9 October 2026

drawing

/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/ verb

In Latin: imago, descriptio, forma Wiktionary

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present participle and gerund of draw

noun

A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
The act of producing such a picture.
Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

Origin

From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw + -ing.

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