drawplate
/ˈdrɔˌpleɪt/
noun
- A tool used in metalworking or jewelry making, consisting of a hard plate with a series of holes of decreasing size, through which wire is pulled to make it thinner or more uniform.
- The jeweler pulled the gold wire through a drawplate to make it thinner.
- He selected the smallest hole in the drawplate to achieve the desired wire gauge.
- Using a drawplate, the artisan created a perfectly even silver thread.
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