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• device — ► NOUN 1) a thing made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electronic contrivance. 2) a plan, scheme, or trick. 3) a drawing or design. ● leave someone to their own devices Cf. ↑leave someone to their own devices ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• Drawing — For other uses, see Drawing (disambiguation). Male nude by Annibale Carracci, 16th century Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite… …   Wikipedia

• drawing — /draw ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that draws. 2. a graphic representation by lines of an object or idea, as with a pencil; a delineation of form without reference to color. 3. a sketch, plan, or design, esp. one made with pen, pencil …   Universalium

• Drawing-room car — Car Car, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf. {Chariot}.] 1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• drawing and quartering — ▪ punishment       part of the grisly penalty anciently ordained in England (1283) for the crime of treason. Until 1867, when it was abolished, the full punishment for a traitor could include several steps. First he was drawn, that is, tied to a… …   Universalium

• device — noun 1》 a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of equipment mechanical or electronic. 2》 a plan, scheme, or trick.     ↘a turn of phrase intended to produce a particular effect. 3》 a drawing or design.     ↘an… …   English new terms dictionary

• device — n. 1 a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, esp. a mechanical contrivance. 2 a plan, scheme, or trick. 3 a an emblematic or heraldic design. b a drawing or design. 4 archaic make, look (things of rare device). Phrases and idioms: leave …   Useful english dictionary

• pencil drawing — Drawing executed with a pencil, an instrument made of graphite enclosed in a wood casing. Though graphite was mined in the 16th century, its use by artists is not known before the 17th century. In the 17th–18th century, graphite was used… …   Universalium

• Graphics Device Interface — The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) is a Microsoft Windows application programming interface and core operating system component responsible for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to output devices such as monitors and printers …   Wikipedia

• Pointing device gesture — The mouse gesture for back in Opera – the user holds down the right mouse button, moves the mouse left, and releases the right mouse button. In computing, a pointing device gesture or mouse gesture is a way of combining pointing device movements… …   Wikipedia

• Patent drawing — Patent law (patents for inventions) …   Wikipedia