Plural of drawing; pictures or diagrams made with pencils, pens, or similar tools on paper or other surfaces. Visual representations created through lines and marks.
From Old English dragan meaning 'to drag' or 'to pull,' referring to pulling a pencil or stylus across a surface. The artistic sense developed in Middle English, reflecting the physical act of drawing marks.
The connection between 'drawing' a picture and 'drawing' water from a well isn't coincidental—both involve pulling something forth, whether lines from imagination or liquid from depths. Cave drawings from 40,000 years ago show humans have always felt compelled to make marks that represent their world.
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