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pointelle

pointelle noun: a type of knit fabric that contains a pattern of open spaces.

Noun

pointelle (plural pointelles)

  1. A type of knit fabric that contains a pattern of open spaces.
    • In 1865, William Lamb introduced the first G-bed latch needle weft knitting machine, which subsequently led to the development of sweater patterns in jacquards, intarsias and pointelles.1976, National Wool Grower - Volume 66, page 71
    • Pointelle patterns add a light and airy feel to a project.1980, Patricia Harste, The knitting book: techniques, patterns, projects, →ISBN, page 97

Forms of pointelle

pluralpointelles

Questions about pointelle

What does pointelle mean?
Pointelle means a type of knit fabric that contains a pattern of open spaces.
What part of speech is pointelle?
Pointelle is a noun.
What is the plural of pointelle?
The plural of pointelle is pointelles.

Words near pointelle in the dictionary

  1. pointedness
  2. pointednesses
  3. pointee
  4. pointees
  5. pointel
  6. pointelle
  7. pointelles
  8. pointels
  9. pointen
  10. pointer
  11. pointer finger

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