NEEDLEPOINT


Meaning of NEEDLEPOINT in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : lace worked entirely with a needle over a paper pattern in buttonhole stitch — compare bobbin lace

2. : embroidery worked over or on canvas usually in simple even stitches across counted threads ; especially : gros point

II. adjective

1. : of, relating to, or resembling needlepoint

needlepoint lace

needlepoint embroidery

needlepoint silk

needlepoint holder

2. : of or relating to a fabric with a fine pebbled or nubby surface formed by uneven yarns or fancy weaves

III. noun

: something resembling the point of a needle (as in sharpness or minuteness)

admits the needlepoint of that argument — Times Literary Supplement

the towerman has to balance on a thin beam … virtually on a needlepoint — Beatrice Schapper

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.