See Also: Point(medicine)
point(4)(dictionary)
dew-point(medicine)
point B(medicine)
far point(medicine)
far point of eye(medicine)
Point(money)
low point(dictionary)
Low Point(money)
end point(medicine)

point(2) (iou)



point noun2. [pw] Pl. pronounced same. M17.
[French: see POINT noun1.]
I. 1. Needle-lace (cf. POINT noun1 10). Chiefly in point de , point d' , specifying a real or supposed place of manufacture, as point d'Alen?on, point d'Angleterre, point de France, point de Paris, point de Venise, etc. M17.
point d'esprit (needle-lace characterized by) a pattern of small square or oblong figures diversifying the net ground.
II. 2. point d'appui [dapi] [= of support], a fulcrum; a strategic point. E19.
3. point d'orgue , an organ-point, a pedal-point. L19.
4. point de repere , a point of reference. L19.
5. point de depart , = point of departure s.v. POINT noun1. E20.
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