A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.

A metal plate about 10 inches long with about 20 holes of graduated size through which gold in drawn, from the largest hole to the finest, to make wire. Often the fine wire needs to be annealed to make it pliable after the drawing process.

Metal plate used to form wire or small-diameter tubing by having unshaped metal drawn through the holes.