See Also: protract(medicine)
pinner(1)(dictionary)
pinner(2)(dictionary)
pinner(dictionary)
protract(1)(dictionary)
protract(2)(dictionary)

protract(1) (iou) and pinner (iou)


protract(1) (iou)



protract noun. M16.
[Latin protractus a prolongation, from protract-: see PROTRACT verb. In sense 3 from the verb.]
Extension or prolongation of time; delay, procrastination. M16-M17.
A delineation, a drawing. rare. Only in L16.
A protracted religious meeting. US colloq. E20.

pinner (iou)



pinner noun3. M17.
[from PIN verb + -ER1.]
Hist. A woman's close-fitting cap of the 17th and 18th cents., having a long flap or lappet on either side, sometimes pinned up on the head. Also, either of these flaps. M17.
A person who fastens, attaches, or transfixes something with a pin or pins. E19.
A pinafore, an apron with a bib. dial. M19.