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pointelles

pointelles is the plural of pointelle.

Meaning of pointelle

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

Questions about pointelles

What is pointelles the plural of?
Pointelles is the plural of pointelle.

Words near pointelles in the dictionary

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

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