POINTELLE


Meaning of POINTELLE in English

[ ˌpɔɪn'tɛl ]

(also trademark Pointelle )

■ noun a type of knitwear with small eyelet holes that create a lacy effect.

Origin

1950s: prob. from point in the sense 'lace made entirely with a needle' + the Fr. dimin. suffix -elle .

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