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pointelle (iou)



pointelle noun & adjective. Also Pointelle. M20.
[Prob. from POINT noun1 (sense 10) or POINT noun2 + French dim. suffix -elle: see -EL2.]
(Designating, pertaining to, or in the style of) knitwear with eyelet-holes giving a lacy effect; (a garment or trimming) having such holes.
? Pointelle is a proprietary name.