POINTELLE

Meaning of POINTELLE in English

Pronunciation: ˌ po ̇ in- ' tel

Function: noun

Etymology: perhaps from 1 point + -elle (as in dentelle lace)

Date: 1953

: an openwork design (as in knitted fabric) typically in the shape of chevrons also : a fabric with this design

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

POINTELLE — noun Etymology: perhaps from 1point + -elle (as in dentelle lace) Date: 1953 an openwork design (as in knitted fabric) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POINTELLE — ˌpȯinˈtel noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from point + -elle (I) (as in dentelle ) : an openwork design …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POINTELLE — n. openwork design with the shape of chevrons; fabric with pointelle design
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POINTELLE — noun Etymology: perhaps from point (I) + -elle (as in dentelle lace) Date: 1953 : an openwork design (as in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POINTELLE — [ ˌpɔɪn'tɛl ] (also trademark Pointelle ) ■ noun a type of knitwear with small eyelet holes that create a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POINTELLE — [poin.telle] n [perh. fr. [1]point + -elle (as in dentelle lace)] (1953): an openwork design (as in knitted fabric) typically …
Merriam-Webster English vocab

← POINTED POINTER→