Draught
Definitions
Equivalents
Examples
“She could feel⟳ a draught where she was sitting.”
“[…]he sayde vnto Simon: Cary vs into the depe, and lett slippe thy nett to make⟳ a draught.”
““Drink⟳ and pass⟳!” he cried, handing the heavy charged flagon to the nearest seaman. “The crew alone now drink⟳. Round with it, round! Short draughts—long swallows, men; ’tis hot as Satan’s hoof.”
“Finally I gave him a draught, and he sank into uneasy slumber.”
“Much as I wish⟳ that I had not to write⟳ this chapter, I know⟳ that I shall have⟳ to swallow⟳ many such bitter draughts in the course of this narrative. And I cannot do otherwise, if I claim⟳ to be a worshipper of Truth. […]”
“All the L.N.E.R. Clyde vessels are paddle-propelled, because of the shallow draught at Craigendoran Pier.”
“A standard type⟳ of donkey jacket made of white milled flannel is being introduced by British Railways for the use⟳ of staff working in tunnels where there are conditions of extreme cold, dampness and draught.”
“Then sayde Jesus: are ye yett withoute understondinge? perceave ye not, that whatsoever goeth in at the mouth, descendeth doune into the bely, and ys cast⟳ out into the draught?”
“Rid⟳ me these Villaines from your companies; / Hang⟳ them, or stab them, drowne them in a draught, / Confound them by some course, and come⟳ to me, / Ile giue you Gold enough.”
“And therefore, for the whole process⟳, and full representation, there must be more than one draught; the one representing him in station, the other in session, another in genuflexion.”
“drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when he looketh not for you”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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